Eric followed James to a small temporary studio, looking at the familiar surroundings, Eric was slightly excited, and silently said to the surrounding film equipment: "Wait, babies, this time I must become a movie legend that everyone looks up to, and I want future generations to recall Hollywood, just like Barry Diller's biography." When people talk about Eric Williams, they say, "He's Hollywood!"

As the author of the script, I skipped all the questions about the understanding of the character during the audition and went straight to the performance.

In his previous life, Eric also worked as an actor in the process of struggle, and he showed his face in many movies and TV series. After all, in that circle, when an actor in the crew of his friends matches his image, he is often pulled over with a phone call, mixed with a salary of 18,000 yuan, and by the way, he expands his network, maybe when he will encounter an opportunity.

Penny Marshall randomly picked a few scenes for Eric to perform, the first few scenes were very simple, Eric had been practicing privately for some days, and with the clear picture of the original movie in his mind, Eric performed it easily.

To the surprise of Brooks and Penny Marshall, who were watching from the sidelines, Eric's appearance was not at all like a novice with no acting experience, and if it was at this level during the official shooting, then Eric didn't even need to carry out the short-term training that was connected, and just started preparing for the film.

"Next, Eric, try this one. Penny smiled and handed Eric a script, and Eric was sure from her expression that he had passed the level, and his heart was relieved, he was afraid that something would go wrong with his performance.

I looked at the script in my hand, this is the scene on the school stage ladder, where Mike comforts his daughter who broke up with her boyfriend. In this scene, there is one of Mike's favorite lines and the most classic line of the movie.

"Ms. Penny, I need an actress to play against me in this scene. ”

"Of course," said Penny Marshall, to a female staff member next to her, "Telisa, you're going to play with Eric." ”

The scene lasted more than two minutes, so Eric and the girl named Teresa prepared for a few minutes. Teresa only needs to memorize the lines generally, after all, she is just a 'prop', but Eric is seriously experiencing the various emotions shown in this scene, the concern when he sees his daughter crying, the madness when he hears that his daughter may have slept with Stan, the clumsiness and jerkiness when she comforts her daughter, and the helplessness when her daughter pounces for pleasure, etc.

When it was ready, a staff member shouted, and the show began.

Maggie sits on a prop box and pretends to cry.

Mike stepped forward with a concerned look on his face.

"Hey, Maggie, what's wrong. ”

"Go away. Maggie tucked her hands into her sleeves, ignoring Mike and continuing to cry.

"Hey, what the hell is going on?" Mike sat down next to Maggie

"What do you want to do, touch my head and say, 'I've already sued you, right?'"

"No, no, no, I won't. Mike hurriedly argued: "I just want to know what happened." ”

"Stan dumped me. ”

"Stan dumped you!" Mike raised an eyebrow slightly, the surprise on his face flashing away, followed by anger and disbelief.

A father will of course be happy to find out that his daughter has broken up with a scumbag boyfriend. The reaction was that the man dumped his daughter, and he became angry and unbelievable. In the father's concept, his daughter is so good, it is natural that the daughter should have dumped the scumbag, why did the scumbag dump his daughter!

James Brooks and Penny Marshall, who were watching Eric's performance next to him, both showed surprised expressions at this moment, if Eric's performance just now could be regarded as sixty points, then just this one facial expression change was enough to raise Eric's performance to ninety points. James somewhat recognized Eric, and the person who can achieve his position will certainly not be the kind of paranoid person who has a bad feeling for people, and it is difficult to change his concept.

The two-person performance in the venue continued.

Hearing that his daughter might have slept with Stan, Mike instantly becomes frantic, and after making sure that something bad has not happened, he hugs his daughter again, scratches his head a little awkwardly, and organizes his vocabulary to comfort his daughter.

"When you're young, it's like the end of the world, but it's not like that, it's just the beginning. Along the way, you may encounter a few jerks, but one day, you will meet a boy who holds you in the palm of his hand, and surrounds you like the sun, up and down. ”

"Really?"

"Of course. ”

"You're so sweet. Maggie threw herself into Mike's arms, and when Mike noticed that her daughter's affection for her was not normal, she hurriedly shrank back, grabbed her schoolbag and stood up, inviting her to join her party while resisting her pounce.

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As soon as the two of them finished performing, James Brooks and Penny Marshall couldn't help but applaud, and with their professional eyes, of course, they could see how good Eric's performance was. The staff next to them also applauded when they saw the actions of the director and the producer.

Michael Krauss grinned and clapped his hands next to him, although he also thought that Eric's performance was excellent, after all, he was not a professional, but he knew from James and Penny's actions that Eric had auditioned, which meant that the script was sold smoothly, and he could get at least 100,000 US dollars in commissions, although he owned a small publishing house and had a good performance, his entire net worth was only four or five million, most of which were real estate. A one-time purchase of $100,000 is also a huge amount of money for him.

After the most crucial audition, many things became logical.

Eric sold the script for $250,000 and $500,000 respectively and signed an actor contract. The price of the script is 50,000 US dollars more than expected, which Michael has earned, after all, half of it is his, as for the salary, although Eric's performance is very good, he is a newcomer after all, and 500,000 US dollars is understandable.

In the blink of an eye, Eric found that he already had a net worth of more than 600,000 US dollars, although the actor's salary was not paid until the filming was completed, which still gave him the illusion of a different life, and if he had so much money in his previous life, he would definitely make a movie by himself. It's a pity that among so many peers who have worked hard and struggled in the circle in their previous life, there are only a few who have really become directors.

After signing the contract, Eric left Fawkes' photo base with a check. The rest is the preparation of the film, although he wants to get involved and accumulate some experience, but after all, he has just gained the favor of the producer and director, and he doesn't want to leave them with the illusion of interfering too much in the film affairs.

As for the planned acting class, it was also canceled, in the words of Penny Marshall, Eric's performance was perfect, there was no need to waste time on those elementary acting classes, and as for some minor flaws in the performance, it was only necessary to correct them during the filming.

Go to the bank with Michael Krauss, cash the check and pay Michael $125,000, which Eric is not too distressed about. While Michael didn't do much, it was enough to recommend the script to the right people. If he just relied on himself and didn't have any connections, he wouldn't know that Ma Yue in the Year of the Monkey would be able to sell the script, let alone the conditions attached to it.

Next, after Jeff unexpectedly resigned, after more than a month of getting along, Eric invited his colleagues to hold a small party at home, and Jeff and several older colleagues did not attend.

After a night of partying, Eric was drunk by his colleagues and fell into a deep sleep.