Chapter 7 My Clients
Hung up the phone and stood at the door of the Red Penguin Company, Matthew waved his fist vigorously, this first step towards the dream of stardom and opening up a better life in the future is finally coming!
The caller was Angelina Jolie's assistant, who told Matthew to go with her agent to audition at the Universal Studios studio north of Burbank next Monday, and said that it was just for the casting director to take a look at and sign an extra agreement with the crew.
As for the character, it's the kind of passerby who passes by in a flash.
Matthew didn't think about taking one step to the sky, and that couldn't be true, which was basically in line with his expectations.
He himself doesn't know much about Hollywood, and what he knows is basically the big road goods in that era of crazy information dissemination, such as Angelina Jolie's later marriage to Brad Pitt, etc., but the previous one, because he wanted to enter Hollywood, collected a lot of information, and these memories have been retained.
Therefore, Matthew's current positioning is very clear, that is, an extra, in the words of another country, also called an extra.
No matter what kind of actor you are, if you want to get a job, you need an agent.
Anyone who wants to be an actor, whether a professional actor or an extra, the first step is to find a photographer to take a few head photos and full-body photos, and then go to the agency to register height, weight, eye color and other information, sign an agency contract, put it in the database and hand it over to the agency to contact the crew.
The previous one had already completed this step, he had done a record in a small brokerage company, and he still had a broker's phone number in his mobile phone, but unfortunately the other party had never contacted him.
Matthew took out his phone and looked through it as he walked towards the bus stop, there is no better option now, the agent who left the phone in the phone, you can try to contact it.
If you can't do it, you can find other small agencies, and Los Angeles is the seat of Hollywood after all.
Actually, looking for an agent, he thought of it after talking to Angelina Jolie, but yesterday he was busy renting a house and going to work at night, so he didn't have time to find time.
According to the memories left by the previous one, an agent is not only necessary for actors to get a job, but a good agent can also help employers plan their future career paths, and Matthew also wants to go to a specialized acting training school, which is also necessary, but he needs to get advice from a professional like an agent.
Hollywood is not only home to the Big Five, but also many smaller companies that survive in the gap between the Big Five.
Starlight Inc., located on Sunset Boulevard, is one of them.
The company was small and not very old, with only seven or eight small brokers who had not been licensed for a long time and did not have many resources, and there were only three offices, one occupied by the boss, the smallest one used by the treasurer, and the rest were crammed into a king-size office.
"Hey, Director Kuka, it's me, Dennis, we had dinner together the day before yesterday. ”
The caller was a fat man with glasses, even if the other party was just a casting director of a small crew, he couldn't see this, and he still looked flattering, "Don't you need twenty corpses for your film? I've already contacted the staff! Don't worry, it's absolutely no problem, these people have all played corpses, and they won't move if you kick them when you lie on the ground! When will we sign the contract?"
"Good!
Probably down there, the fat man smiled so much that his eyes couldn't see, "I'll go over early tomorrow morning!"
Hanging up the phone, the fat man put away the flattery on his face and sat on the chair, which made a creaking and terrifying sound, and seemed to be crushed by him at any moment.
"Hell's business!" the fat man rubbed his stiff face and complained in a low voice, "It's all this kind of unpopular business!"
He always felt that the extras business represented by the company made him condescending, and he worked here for nearly a year, and among all the movies he has worked with with the company, none of them have been released on a large scale in theaters, and they are basically goods that directly flow into the videotape market, and the TV series are slightly better, but this business has always been in the hands of the boss, and it is not his turn to intervene at all.
Jingle Bell –
The phone on the desk rang.
"Hello...... he picked up the microphone, "this is Dennis of Starlight." ”
"Ah, hello. An unfamiliar voice came from the earpiece, "You're Mr. Dennis Coulter, aren't you?"
"It's me!" he thought business was coming to his door.
"I'm Matthew Horner. Dennis doesn't remember the name, "the actor who was on file with you some time ago." ”
Hearing this, Dennis immediately understood that this was not business, just a daydreaming bastard, "Is there something wrong with you?"
There was a hint of impatience in his voice.
"Well, I got a job as an extra on a crew and needed an agent to sign up. ”
Dennis was a little interested, "How many?"
"One copy!"
Hearing this answer, Dennis's newly raised interest disappeared without a trace, and he ran errands for a temporary performance.
"Mr. Dennis Coulter?"
The mobile phone rang suddenly, Dennis picked it up and took a look, and saw that it was a casting director who had business dealings with him, and immediately put the microphone in his hand aside, just in front of the desk opposite, the young man who only entered the company last month had nothing to do, beckoned, and said in an old-fashioned manner, "I have a business here, you come and deal with it." ”
The younger agent took the microphone and spoke.
Dennis Kurt connected to the phone, and before he could speak, an angry voice came from inside, "Dennis, what are you doing? I want cheap non-union actors! I don't want expensive union actors! Why are there union members among the actors you contact? If you want to find union members, won't Lao Tzu go to the actors' union to issue a notice? What are you looking for!"
"I'm sorry!" Dennis Coulter hastened to apologize, "I'm sorry! Maybe my assistant was negligent......"
He has any assistants, just shirking responsibility.
"Tomorrow morning!" he assured, "the right cast will be delivered to you tomorrow morning!"
After a few more curses, Dennis Kurt could only listen, and after hanging up the phone, he sat down in his chair and rolled his eyes in anger.
"Wait, I want to be sure!"
The young agent across the street said, "You're saying you got a job on the crew of James Mangold's "The Soul Shifter" starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie?"
"What?" Dennis Coulter was stunned for a moment, "James Mangold, Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Soul Shifter?"
How could these lofty names be involved with the little improvism he didn't even remember the name?
If memory serves, the investment in this Sony Columbia Pictures film is as high as 40 million US dollars! Not to mention the temporary performance of him and his subordinates, even the boss of the company will not be able to touch this level!
Denis Coulter is incredulous.
"Yes!" the faint voice from there was very sure, "it was Miss Julie who introduced me to the job. ”
Julie Angelina-Jolie Dennis Coulter stood up suddenly, rushed directly to the opposite side at a speed completely inconsistent with her fat body, snatched the phone microphone, ignored the anger in the young man's eyes, and said loudly, "Sorry, there was a temporary phone call just now." I'm your agent, Dennis Coulter. ”
Seeing that the fat man was so shameless, Xiao Young wanted to say something angrily, but in the other party's threatening eyes and the demeanor of the old qualifications, he paused again.
"Hello, I'm Matthew Horner. The person on the other side didn't seem to realize anything, "Can you represent my business?"
Dennis Kurt immediately said, "Yes!
For an agent, such a business is nothing at all, but being able to represent this business means that he can deal with characters of the level of Angelina Jolie and the crew of "Soul Shifter", which is a level he has never been exposed to!
Don't say it's him, even the whole company hasn't been in contact.
It's a stepping stone, a stepping stone to a higher level of business!
It's a fool who wants to act as an agent for the temporary performance business forever and stay in such a small company with no future.
Thinking about the opportunity to build a higher-level network, Dennis Kurt couldn't wait to say, "Well, Matthew, let's meet, you come to the company, we meet in detail." ”
Putting down the phone, Dennis Coulter found that the young man on the other side was still looking at him, snorted coldly, and said, "What are you looking at? This is my client." ”
He was right, and the young man took one last look indignantly and sat back in his chair helplessly.
After about forty minutes, the reception staff outside walked in with a young man who said, "Dennis, looking for you." ”
Following the eyes of the reception staff, Matthew saw a big fat man wearing glasses, who weighed at least two hundred pounds or more.
"You're Matthew?"
The big fat man greeted him with a smile on his face, and Matthew nodded, "You're Mr. Dennis Coulter?"
"Just call me Dennis. The big fat man said familiarly.
He glanced at his watch and said, "Let's go to the café on the first floor." ”
Matthew had no opinion, and followed the fat man to the café, where the fat man asked for two cups of coffee and asked, "Is it the job introduced by Miss Julie?"
"Yes. Matthew didn't hesitate to pull the tiger skin as a banner, and at the same time said, "Please keep this secret, Miss Julie doesn't want outsiders to know." ”
Dennis Kurt nodded, "You can tell us a little bit about the situation." ”
Matthew had already made relevant preparations, and said what he could say, in general, he came to Hollywood to pursue his dream, met Julie by chance, and then Julie helped him get a job as an extra.
"Don't worry, I'll go with you on Monday. ”
After listening, Dennis Kurt said quite arrogantly, "You just have to act, I'll take care of the rest!"
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