The crew has just begun to prepare, and Brian has already considered a series of issues such as the shooting, distribution, publicity and release of the film, which can be described as meticulous thinking.

No wonder Brian will become a CAA gold agent in the future, which is indeed very powerful.

"Brian, you've done a great job, and I'm relieved to have such a great partner as you. ”

The agent is very competent, and Jerry naturally does not hesitate to praise: "You can be fully responsible for recruiting the crew, I accept Director Brooks' audition request, as long as he has time, I will go to him at any time." ”

Brian, who was sitting in the office on the phone, waved his fist excitedly after hearing Jerry's affirmative answer, and said with a smile: "Jerry, you didn't disappoint me either, come over in the afternoon, just audition in my office, I really hope that your acting skills will be recognized by Director James Sr."

If you pass the audition, I'll accompany you to Wilder Manor in the evening and invite the legendary Hollywood director to play your mentor. ”

"Okay, then it's decided, I'll go over to you as soon as I'm ready. Jerry replied without hesitation.

Even though Brian was inconvenient to say directly, Jerry could hear what he meant.

If his acting skills can't convince director James Brooks, not only will the crew's preparations be delayed, but even the film will be stillborn, and the final result will be either indefinitely postponed, or the script will be transferred to someone else to direct and shoot.

However, when it comes to acting, Jerry is confident in himself.

In his previous life, he has played more than 200 roles, large and small, although he has never played the leading role, but in terms of acting skills, he has not served anyone!

If you let yourself pretend to be small, you really can't act, strong and slender physique, handsome and delicate face, deep and melancholy eyes, elegant and handsome temperament, such appearance conditions and temperament, if you play a teenage junior high school student, it is undoubtedly difficult to be a strong man.

However, it would have been too easy for Jerry to play the role of a man in his thirties.

Old Don once said that he was too calm, not like a vigorous young man, but this is just a feeling of temperament, not an old look.

After lunch, Jerry deliberately chose a gray formal dress with patterns, a dark blue shirt without a tie, unbuttoned a button, and then asked Mira to help him put on makeup, first apply base makeup, so that the fair and tight skin becomes grayer, the corners of the eyes are outlined with a faint horizontal stripe, and then add a few darker horizontal lines on the smooth and delicate forehead, and the jaw is covered with cyan heavy makeup, which looks like stubble.

After putting on makeup, Jerry is no longer a teenager, but a real teenager.

When he went out, Jerry ran into the Italian maid Delis, and greeted her as usual, but Unexpectedly, Delis looked at him, walked away perfunctorily, and walked more than ten meters away, only then did she turn around suddenly and widen her eyes in surprise: "Ah! Are you Little Donne?"

Jerry turned his head when he heard the voice, carefully looked at her expression, and said in a matter-of-fact manner: "Delis, your position is naturally not pretentious, your facial expression and body movements are very coordinated, and your bright big eyes are matched with a surprised look, I will give you full marks for this performance." It's very good to play in your true colors, Delise, if I need to find a beautiful woman to perform in the future, I will give priority to you. Bye bye!”

Leaving a stunned Delis in a daze, Jerry waved his hand and walked out with a smile.

…………

Sunset Boulevard, Wilder Manor.

Jerry and Brian hugged Wilder Sr. goodbye at the gate of the manor and drove away.

"He was moved by what you said, that's great, Jerry, I was so surprised by your performance today!"

Brian, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned his head to Jerry, who was sitting in the back seat, lazily lying on Mira's lap and pretending to sleep.

Jerry had a smile on his face, obviously very satisfied with what he had achieved today: "Mr. Wilder is an old man worthy of our respect, not so much that he agreed to make a cameo appearance as my mentor in the film after watching my audition, but that he loves the art of cinema and likes to bring up newcomers, and this kind of humble and noble feelings deserves to be remembered forever." ”

Brian nodded lightly and said, "It's really touching that the old man can agree to our invitation, after all, he is already ninety years old this year. ”

Jerry was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "We did a little unkind this time, although we also showed enough sincerity, but, looking at the manor behind us, old Wilder has already achieved fame, to be honest, people don't pay attention to that money at all." ”

After a pause, Jerry sighed: "In the end, I still took advantage of the family! From the conversation just now, it is not difficult to hear that he and my grandfather have known each other for a long time, and decades ago, grandpa had funded him, so he returned the favor this time......

Speaking of this, Jerry sat up abruptly and asked, "Brian, did you already know that he had a relationship with my grandfather, so you asked me to visit him personally?"

“Oh……”

Brian was speechless, until Jerry's straight eyes made the back of his spine flutter, he had to bite the bullet, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll admit it, but I also went home yesterday and mentioned to my father, that is, your uncle, that I originally wanted him to play this role, but I didn't think that he recommended old Wilder instead, and also said some old things." ”

Jerry was silent for a while, although he didn't agree with Brian's way of doing things in pursuit of profit, but thinking about the embarrassing situation that he was still a newcomer and the $25 million investment, Jerry was silent and had nothing to say.

Mira was confused because she hadn't followed Jerry into Wilder Manor and had been waiting for them to come out.

So she asked softly, "Is Mr. Wilder famous?"

Jerry didn't speak, and Brian took the initiative to explain: "Isn't it famous? To be precise, Wilder Sr. is one of the greatest directors in the history of American cinema and a banner of current Hollywood films."

Born in 1906, Billy Wilder, was a Jewish-American director, producer, and screenwriter who made his debut in Germany in the early thirties, before Hitler came to power.

Wilder Sr. has won two Academy Awards for Best Director, two Golden Globe Awards for Best Director, the 1st Cannes International Film Festival, the 36th Venice International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion Award, and the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Golden Bear Award.

These are the most well-known international awards, and there are countless other film awards.

When Jerry and I walked into his study just now, we saw more than a dozen rows of display cases in the next room, which displayed the various trophies that old Wilder had won. ”

Although he has left Wilder Manor, Brian is still extremely excited when he mentions those golden trophies: "OMG! Mira, can you imagine what it would be like to have a room full of trophies? I think Wilder Sr. may not be the most awarded filmmaker in the history of American cinema, but among the filmmakers who are still alive, he is definitely the one who has won the most awards, and no Hollywood star can surpass him now and in the future." ”

Mira was fascinated and muttered, "It's incredible that such a powerful character would appear in our film!

Jerry and Brian looked at each other with a heartfelt smile on their faces.

Before dropping Brian off the CAA building, he smiled and said, "Today is a wonderful day!" Jerry, tomorrow your acting career will officially begin, are you ready for a life without a little privacy?"

Jerry was prepared for his future life, and said with a smile: "This group of people living in the spotlight, superstars are brands, others are commodities, there are gains and losses, the more you gain, the more you lose."

I'm confident in my future, Brian, and our collaboration is officially off the ground now. ”

Brian smiled and nodded, "Okay, the "Jerry Maguire" project will be fully launched tomorrow, and all the crew will be in place within three days, and the film studio will be established, and the casting work will start tomorrow."

Jerry, you can come and have a look when you have time, the initial shooting location is planned to be in Manhattan, New York, and the preliminary preparation is under the responsibility of director Brooks, do you have any suggestions for this?"

Jerry smiled, "I don't have to worry about you, so far, your performance is much better than I expected." The first start-up capital will arrive tomorrow morning, with my personal financial advisor, Steven Richards, serving as the crew accountant for the time being, and he will be working with director James Sr. ”

"Alright, go back, Jerry, and have a good night's sleep. Brian looked at Mira narrowly, waved at Jerry, and strode to the office hall with his paperbag on his shoulder.

………… (To be continued)