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Just after eight o'clock in the morning, Matthew came to Helen Herman's office as agreed, and Helen Herman was the only one inside.

"Sit casually. Helen Herman has a laptop in front of her, "He's got half an hour to come over." ”

Matthew went to the water dispenser to pick up a glass of water, came back and sat on a single sofa, and saw that Helen Herman was still busy, and waited patiently.

Less than ten minutes later, Helen Herman finished her work at hand, pushed her laptop aside, and said, "I contacted an officer who retired a few years ago, who had been a recruit training officer for a long time and who now regularly trains actors for some Hollywood war crews, which was exactly what we were looking for." ”

"Sounds pretty good. Matthew nodded.

Helen Herman took off her glasses, wiped them, and said, "He'll make a ten-day military training plan for you and guide you through this part of the training." ”

"What about the charge?" Matthew didn't think it was a duty to help, "how can he charge." ”

"Ten thousand two hundred dollars for ten days, that's a very low price. Helen Herman thought of Matthew's financial problems and asked, "Not enough money?"

Matthew silently pondered, "It's enough." ”

After removing this 1,200 US dollars, the remaining money is enough for his basic living expenses for a period of time in the future, and if he can get the role of Ronald Spears, when he signs the actor contract, the crew will pay part of the salary.

"How's your research going?" asked Helen Herman again.

"I've read all the information, and I'm currently reading through the novel for the third time. Matthew bluntly stated, "I don't read very well, and I may be a little slower to understand than others." ”

If the novel is in Chinese, it would be much better, at the beginning on the other side of the Pacific only learned very simple English, the level is extremely limited, although the previous Matthew went to middle school, but in the very chaotic public school, just a mess, not learning much at all.

Helen Herman cautions, "You need to improve your reading skills, otherwise it will be a hassle to read the script in the future." ”

"I know. Matthew explains, "I've been reading books and newspapers every day for months, and I've never stopped. ”

There was a knock on the office door, and Amanda pushed it open and walked in, first at Matthew, and then said to Helen Herman, "He's coming." ”

Helen Herman closed her laptop, "Let him in." ”

After a while, Amanda brought in a sturdy man of about thirty years of age, who was white but had tanned skin.

Helen Herman walked from behind her desk and gave a direct introduction to both parties.

"Matthew, this is Hawke Breton. She started by introducing the dark-skinned sturdy soldier, "a brilliant military instructor. ”

Then, she introduced Matthew, "Hawke, this is Matthew Horner, an actor and your next employer. ”

Matthew shook hands with Hawk Breton, feeling that the retired officer's hands were as rough as his own.

The two had a brief exchange, and Helen Herman had asked a professional to draw up a contract last night, and the two sides signed their names separately, which was considered a ten-day cooperation agreement.

"When does training start?" asked Hawke Breton.

Matthew thought for a moment and replied, "Of course, the sooner the better." ”

Hawke-Breton seems to be still in a military style, "So, I'll refine the plan today, and we'll start tomorrow." ”

Matthew decided to take a leave of absence from the acting school for the time being, saying, "Yes. ”

Hawke-Breton asked again, "Where do we train?"

"Huh?" Matthew realized that he had overlooked something very important.

Helen Herman took over and said, "My family has a small farm west of Burbank, and I had someone clean up the yard last night. Hawke, I'll have someone text message to your phone later. ”

"That's good. Hawke-Breton is clearly a man of action, "I'll go first. ”

He nodded to Matthew and Amanda and left the office.

Helen Herman solved the training venue problem, and Matthew couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Do you have to charge for that venue?"

"If you want to give. Helen Herman said lightly, "I won't refuse." ”

Matthew immediately said vaguely, "Let's talk about this later." Of course, he wanted to save the money, and then changed the subject, "Is there any new situation with the audition?"

Helen Herman didn't hold on either, replying, "Eric confided to me yesterday that Tom Hanks himself will personally attend a second audition for the role of Ronald Spears. ”

"In other words......" Matthew understood the meaning behind the sentence, "his opinion will directly determine the character's attribution?"

"That's right. "Helen Herman is telling the truth," Tom Hanks is the direct lead of this crew. ”

She said slowly, "Tom Hanks is an actor who has worked his way up from the bottom, he pays more attention to the performance itself than those directors and producers, and his performance at the audition is crucial!"

Matthew is still low on confidence, asking, "What role can I get if I fail the audition?"

"The backup plan has three objectives for the time being. Helen Herman didn't hide it this time, "an unlucky guy who was killed by a misfire from a Ruger pistol he captured, a passerby soldier who appears in every episode but has few lines and scenes, and a non-commissioned officer who was killed in two by a cannon." ”

Matthew frowned, "It doesn't sound very good. ”

"Do you think the roles that an average producer can influence will be important?" Helen Herman asked rhetorically, then slowing down, "So, we're going to try to get the first goal first." ”

After chatting about the audition for a while, Helen Herman gave Matthew another stack of copies, a copy of the diary memoirs of E Company soldier David Kenyon Webster, which was helpful for Matthew in researching the character of Ronald Spears.

With a copy of his diary memoir in hand, Matthew went downstairs, and Amanda was waving to him at the front desk.

"Matthew!" she beckoned, "come here." ”

Matthew hurriedly walked over, "You weren't there when I came in the morning, and I still want to talk to you." ”

Amanda propped her hands on the front desk, moved a little closer, and said, "I went to the airport to book a ticket, and I was a little late." ”

"Booking a ticket at the airport?" Matthew asked with concern, "Are you going back?"

"Hmm. Amanda nodded, "I'm here to help temporarily, I'm going to go back to New York first, and then go to London, and go to Cambridge University to continue my studies." ”

Matthew sighed, "I'm really reluctant to you, I don't know how long we will have to wait for the next time we meet." ”

Regardless, Amanda has helped him a lot.

Amanda is open-minded and says with a smile, "Maybe when we meet again, you'll be a big star." ”

Matthew asked, "What day are you on your plane?" I'm going to see you off." ”

"No need. Amanda shook her head, "It's a critical preparation period for your audition, don't get distracted." My parents have already come, and I am walking with them. ”

Hearing her say this, Matthew didn't insist and nodded, "My phone number won't change, keep in touch." ”

"I'll be going to the UK soon. Amanda smiled and said, "If you can pass the audition, you will also go to the UK to shoot, and then I will visit your class." ”

"Yes!" Matthew laughed as well, "then we'll see you in England!"

After chatting with Amanda for a while, he left the angel agency and went to the bank first, and according to the previous agreement, he transferred three hundred dollars to Hawk Breton's account first, and the remaining nine hundred dollars were paid in one lump sum after the training was completed.

In this way, there is not much money left in his hand, but fortunately, there is no big expenditure for the time being, and he can survive for a while by saving a little money.

The money that a character actor can earn is simply not enough to spend.

If he can get a job in the crew of "Band of Brothers" next, he can get a salary to alleviate his financial difficulties, and if he can't get a role, or if the salary is too low, he must consider finding another part-time job.

Now, Matthew only hopes that the audition will come soon, even if he gets an unimportant supporting role, he will go to the UK to shoot, so that he can eat and drink on the set and save a lot of daily expenses.

People are poor and short-minded, and they are quite helpless.

After completing the transfer process, Matthew called Helen Herman and asked her to inform Hawke Breton before returning to his apartment in Westwood to peruse David Kenyon Webster's diary memoirs.

He knew very well that Helen Herman must have spent a lot of effort to get this subscript.

This female agent doesn't say anything, but has actually been paving the way for his client.

Matthew can also feel that he is now the number one potential client of Angel Agency.

After studying his memoirs for an afternoon plus an evening, he arrived on time the next morning to what Helen Herman called the small farm and began a rigorous training session that weighted the audition chips.