As soon as he put down the phone, Jerry's voice came from the voice of James Sr.: "Invitation to audition for the new film? Hehehe!"

"What?" Jerry said, surprised.

James Sr. smiled and said: "Jerry Bruckheimer came to me the day before yesterday and wanted to ask me to be the producer of the new film with him, we are busy with the post-production of this film, how can I have time to be a producer for him."

While chatting, he stumbled upon a clip of your performance in the film, and he pestered me with a dead face, asking to see the first half of the first cut of the video we edited.

I can't refuse, so I can only let him watch it, and after watching it, he immediately said that he would invite you to play the second male lead in his new film. Hehehe, I didn't expect him to be so inky, it took two days before I sent you an invitation. ”

Jerry Downe is naturally no stranger to the name Jerry Bruckheimer, and it can be said to be thunderous.

Bruckheimer is a Hollywood ace producer, and this is not from Jerry's memories of his past life, but from the reality of the present.

Since 1975, Bruckheimer has been a producer, and has produced more than a dozen commercial blockbusters, almost without failure, all of which have achieved very good box office results.

Jerry Bruckheimer is by far Hollywood's most successful filmmaker, and major studios are vying to hire him to produce new films.

It is no exaggeration to say that any film in which he is a producer is half the success, and the director seems irrelevant and becomes his foil.

A few years later, in 2003, Jerry Bruckheimer was selected as the first person on the Hollywood power list, which shows how much weight the name Bruckheimer carries in the minds of Hollywood actors.

Regardless of his past or present life, Jerry Towne has always regarded himself as an actor, so of course he has heard of this name, but Jerry never thought that as soon as he stepped into Hollywood showbiz, Bruckheimer took the initiative to find him and sent him his first audition.

After a long silence, Jerry asked softly, "Old James, are you familiar with Mr. Bruckheimer?"

"Of course, I was the one who brought him from the advertising agency to the film producer industry, and it's been 20 years. Old James said with a smile.

Jerry understood and said solemnly: "Thank you Brooks, I don't think Mr. Bruckheimer would have noticed me if it hadn't been for your strong recommendation, and he wouldn't have invited me to participate in his new film, at least not now." ”

James Sr. shook his head with a smile, "In the producer industry, I may never be able to surpass Bruckheimer's box office results, but in terms of human vision, I will not admit defeat." The fact that I can accept your invitation to direct this film shows that I am very optimistic about your acting talent.

And so it is.

I was confirmed by Bruckheimer, who was also shocked to see your performance in the film, saying that you are better than Tom Cruise, who is so popular himself, or at least you have a lot of physical talent that surpasses Cruise. ”

Jerry had already seen it.

James Sr. is keen on art films and is not very interested in commercial films, while Jerry Bruckheimer prefers commercial films, so the two have a clear distinction in choosing movies and have their own achievements, but although they have different views, they are old friends who have known each other for many years.

Jerry has no preference for art films and commercial films, he treats them equally, he likes the rigor and heaviness of art films, and also appreciates the vigor and coolness of commercial films.

The most important thing is that he has just debuted now, and the starring works are still in production, and without works, he will not be famous, and if he is not famous, he will not be qualified to pick and choose.

So Jerry is very serious about tomorrow's audition, because this is his first audition invitation in Hollywood in the true sense.

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Touchstone Pictures, a subsidiary of Bowei Film and Television Company.

In order to win this audition smoothly, Jerry deliberately put on makeup, added a few wrinkles, and slightly dulled skin to cover this jealous handsome and handsome face, making himself look more mature and stable.

He also asked Paul Sr. to go to the mall to buy two sets of gray suits that were dirty, wear a blue striped tie, and get dressed neatly and rush to CAA to meet Brian, and then come to Touchstone Films together.

Walking down the hall, Brian went to the front desk to contact Bruckheimer, and it didn't take long for Bruckheimer's female assistant to lead them directly to the producer's office.

Bruckheimer, who is in his early fifties, has a very distinctive beard and looks very artistic.

Seeing Brian and Jerry Donn walk in, he got up to greet him, his eyes swept directly over Brian to look at Jerry, and suddenly he paused, obviously stunned, and then reacted, and walked over enthusiastically to hug and greet Brian.

"Jerry Donn?" Bruckheimer said with a smile, stretching out his right hand to shake Jerry's hand.

Jerry smiled and nodded, letting him pull him to sit down in front of the semi-circular leather sofa, "I'm Jerry Donn, Mr. Bruckheimer has seen me before?"

"Of course, you were only eight years old at that time, I haven't seen you for ten years, I didn't expect you to grow so big, what surprises me even more is that you actually like screen acting, and your acting skills are quite good, you have changed too much over the years, if I hadn't known that you were coming, I'm afraid I wouldn't have recognized you." "Bruckheimer is not as enthusiastic about Jerry as he is when an elder meets a junior.

Jerry was a little stunned and looked at Brian suspiciously, and he shook his head slightly to indicate that he didn't know, which made Jerry even more confused, and couldn't understand why Bruckheimer looked at him differently.

Brookheimer was shrewd, and said with a smile: "I lived in a dormitory with your father when I was in college, and my first job after graduating from college was introduced by your father, in today's words, I am a brother to your father, and your father joked with me that when he has a son, he will also be called Jerry."

The name 'Jerry' means 'Yahweh is supreme' in Hebrew and 'divine name' in Greek, so your father and mother loved it.

It's just that...... Unexpectedly, he left too early. ”

Jerry Bruckheimer was very sad and gloomy at the mention of this past, and Jerry Towne believed his words, even though he had no impression of him.

Jerry also has no impression of his biological father, if it weren't for the fact that there are still a few albums left behind by him at home, I'm afraid Jerry wouldn't be able to imagine what he looks like.

With this bit of incense, the conversation became incredibly smooth and the atmosphere was good, gradually shifting from reminiscence to filmmaking and acting, and then to today's audition for a new film.

It wasn't until Bruckheimer introduced the preparations for the new film that Jerry learned that the new film produced by Bruckheimer was "Earthbreaking", also known as "Prison in the Sky".

As early as four days ago, the casting of the new film was over, and at present, except for the actor of the second male number Vince Laghi, the other roles have been finalized, and Bruckheimer is busy negotiating the actor contract these days.

Jerry could naturally hear that the reason why the second male lead was pending was because Bruckheimer accidentally discovered him, so he made a temporary decision to reject the actor selected in the previous audition and replace him with the second male lead.

Figuring out the whole story, Jerry Tangen was really a little flattered, and for the first time found that the original "Lao Mei" was not inferior to the Eastern Celestial Empire in terms of human sophistication.

Many things are also cronyism, and there are prerequisites for the so-called official affairs, such as: if the two sides do not have a strong relationship, they must be done according to the rules, and there is no favor at all.

Although Bruckheimer had already chosen himself to play the male lead role, Jerry Towne insisted on meeting with the director and passing the audition before negotiating a contract.

Seeing Jerry's resolute expression, the expression on Bruckheimer's face remained unchanged, but he was very happy in his heart, and he nodded in agreement after thinking for a while.

are all smart people, so they naturally know how to deal with the relationship between the main members of the crew.

Although Bruckheimer has great authority and can easily decide on the actors selected by the casting director, the actors have to deal with the director after all, and without the director's approval, there will be various problems in the subsequent filming work.

Therefore, Jerry's request is undoubtedly the right one for Bruckheimer, which solves his worries, as long as Jerry's acting skills are above the standard line, things will be fine.

In addition, Bruckheimer chose Jerry to play the second male lead, not simply to repay the favor of the past, but more to appreciate Jerry's acting skills and enviable appearance talent.

A man dies like a lamp goes out.

If Bruckheimer hadn't deliberately inquired about Jerry Donn's background, he wouldn't have known that the young man he liked was the only son of his former friend, and it was precisely because of this relationship that he hesitated for two days before he made up his mind to choose Jerry to play the second male lead.

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This is the time to wait for director Simon West to come and host the audition.

Brian quietly told Jerry that he had called Jerry four days ago for the audition for the film, and that the casting had already reached the third round of final auditions.

On that day, Brian was the heroine who accompanied Monica Bellucci to audition for the film, and overheard that Bruckheimer was not very happy with the actor John Cusack who played the second male lead, so he called Jerry and asked him to come over and try his luck.

The results speak for themselves, Jerry was playing sports with Gwyneth at the time, and sometimes he was on the phone.

But some things are just so elusive.

Jerry didn't answer the phone, so he naturally missed the audition opportunity, and as the audition ended, Brian was dead, but he didn't think about it, and Bruckheimer actually asked Jerry to play the second male lead.

"Monica is also coming to audition?"

Listening to Brian's words, Jerry was surprised: "What was the result of her audition? If she didn't make it, I'll talk to Bruckheimer, it doesn't matter if I can participate in this film or not, it's a big deal that I can borrow some money from my mother and make another movie." ”

Brian rolled his eyes, was speechless for a while, and after relieving himself, he couldn't help but complain, "Your heart is so big, cousin Jerry." How can making a movie be as easy as you say, just shoot it? With an investment of tens of millions of dollars, I think my aunt has really spoiled you, and it is completely up to your temperament!"

After complaining, Brian said: "Monica is much more worry-free than you, she is naturally beautiful, her appearance is very good, plus I helped her with public relations, and successfully won the heroine."

I'm going to come with you today, negotiate her contract by the way, and when your audition is over, accompany me to Bruckheimer's office, and you can help talk while you negotiate the contract, and get more paid for Monica. ”

Jerry nodded happily and asked, "There aren't many scenes, right?"

Brian responded: "Well, this is a man's play, and it's a group play, Monica really doesn't have many scenes, but because it's a man's play, Monica's role is easy to shine, maybe she can gain a foothold in Hollywood with this film." ”

………… (To be continued)