The call was made directly to Theorod's mobile phone, and when Theorod, who was still jogging in the morning, received this call, he was slightly short of breath and couldn't help but stagnate.

Playing a rival show with a spiritual mentor, his spiritual mentor, is actually just a scene he claims to the outside world, because it is impossible for him to tell others that he is a reborn, let alone let others know that "The Godfather" is a beacon for him to realize that he can't actually let go of his performance, and not the banner that he said would encourage him to pursue his dreams. Theolod prefers to describe it as sympathy in his heart than a spiritual mentor.

But he really wanted to work with any of them, and that's right. Every good performing artist wants to be able to compete with the masters, and that kind of hearty peak duel is an experience that Theorod yearns for. In his previous life, every time he cooperated with other actors, he always became very excited, and even his acting skills exploded.

Therefore, when the other party asked this question, Theolod only paused for a second and easily agreed: "Okay." ”

This obviously surprised the other party, and perhaps she thought that she needed to go through some words, at least introduce the content of the movie and character information to Theorod, and then the other party would consider it and leave the negotiation to her agent. As a result, she didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

So, the person on the other end of the line laughed. Judging from her voice, she was an elder, with the soft voice of an old man: 'Don't you just nod your head without hesitation without asking me what movie I am, what role I play, and who the spiritual mentor who plays opposite you? ’

"Either one of them, I'm willing. Theolod laughed, "Honestly, I don't think that as a small character who has only made two films, you can get a job as the main rival of those giants, you will think more about fame and profit." So, it only takes a day or two to get the whole scene done, and it doesn't waste me too much time to think, even if I only have one line, it's called rivalry, isn't it?"

'Haha, you're different from the average newcomer, Mr. Lechte, I think you must be very eager and obsessed with any of them, and you're too modest, kid, we've studied your Fear of the First Degree, and I believe in you, you're more than capable of taking on more lines and more complex roles, like the male lead. ’

"Actor?" came as a surprise to Theorod, because with the normal momentum in Hollywood, he thought he would have to star in at least two or three more films before he could play the lead role in a movie that could be played by an old actor - even if he was perfectly capable of playing the lead role in the first film.

This has nothing to do with strength, but a default rule.

'Yes, the male lead, one, it's a two-male lead movie, and the character we want to invite you to play is a lawyer...... It feels good to go from being a high-IQ criminal to a victorious lawyer, doesn't it?'

"Oh, don't sue me, this lawyer, has been put on the table by his own client again. ”

'No, of course not,' Mary smiled, 'as for the specifics, we can meet and talk about it, what do you think?'

"I'm okay, when?"

‘…… Hey, Mr. Lecht, I'm sure your agent must be distressed, because you don't know the art of negotiation, and you're so eager, aren't you afraid that when the time comes to negotiate the salary, we'll keep the price down again and again?' Mary reacted a little helplessly to Theorod'.

And Theorod's disapproving tone made her cry and laugh even more: "It's okay, anyway, I've just starred in two films, and recently made a little transparent '□□', even if you don't press it, how high can my salary be? Besides, you took the initiative to call me, which means that you want me to act, there will always be some sincerity." ”

This is the first time Mary has been a casting director for so many years, and she has seen someone who doesn't care about her salary, which makes her feel a little more good for this child who is much more mature than her peers. So her tone was also a little relaxed: 'Okay, okay, you found out, if you don't see your acting experience, you are the best person in my heart, and director Taylor Heckfors also intends to let you play one of the leading actors. So we'll wait until we meet, and it's scheduled for three days later, at three o'clock in the afternoon, at Starbucks on Sunset Boulevard, how about it? You can bring your agent by the way, I know you've been on the street lately and you've been easily recognized by other people. ’

"Okay, I think Marshall would be glad I was finally able to move my ass. ”

When Theolod reported the matter to Marshall, the agent who was heartbroken for Theorod was indeed as distressed as Mary said. Theolod perfectly handled his black history on the talk show, which made Marshall think that he was a person with a high IQ and emotional intelligence, but as soon as he put it on acting, he ......

You said that you promised so simply, why can't you wait? Is this not clear and cutting off his financial route! Now you want him to negotiate with the other party about his salary, no matter how you talk about this, the other party will not be able to offer a high price! The other party skipped the agent and went directly to the actor, didn't he just see that you were a fledgling and ignorant and easy to bully, did you really kick your nose and face and get in front of your predecessor to slaughter you?

Marshall's indignation made Theolod a little helpless, to be honest, he had already looked down on the salary after a glorious life, and now he only hopes that he can appear in any film he is interested in, fun first, and salary second. And Marshall is obviously not as open-minded as him, presumably he must be very sad to have such an unconscious actor as him, as an agent.

But, I'm sorry, Marshall, even in his previous life, he wasn't a person who could change his principles for that Marshall, and now......

He is even more unlikely, not to mention that there are still many differences between this Marshall and that Marshall, and even if he doesn't, he will not allow himself to do so, after all, he has been "dangerous" in the last few months at the end of last year.

Besides, who says that salary is non-negotiable?

Three days later, Theolod and Marshall arrived at the Starbucks as promised. Theolod is not a person who cares too much about his appearance, so even if he has an attractive face, he is not very fond of overdressing himself to attract more people's attention, and his clothes tend to be simple, clean and casual.

Mary had previously made it clear that his role was that of a lawyer, so he certainly couldn't just go out in a sportswear. He simply opted for a white shirt without a tie, a pair of black trousers, brogue-style leather shoes, and a pair of sunglasses on his face.

Although Theolod's figure is on the thin side, he exercises every day so that he does not lose so much that he only has bones, his body has muscles, tight, strong, but not much, not as exaggerated as the athletic man who often stays in the gym, put on a slightly slim white shirt, and tuck the corners into the pants, the tight dress feels just right. In addition, he has grown to a pair of long legs, wearing that pair of black slacks makes him even more slender, and his innate elegance makes him walk on the street without too much embellishment.

"Good afternoon, David, please give me a mocha, a hot cocoa, thank you. Standing in front of the counter, Theolod in sunglasses looked at the name on the sign on the clerk's chest and smiled slightly. His glasses are brown, which makes those eyes that also show a warm smile loom when he smiles, automatically adding a bit of mystery and discharge to his smile.

The little curly-haired male clerk behind the counter saw Theorod's smile, and listened to his overly nice and ambiguous voice, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and it took him a long time before he lowered his head a little embarrassedly and said nervously: "5 dollars and 35 cents, thank you." ”

And Theolod didn't realize the other party's crampedness at all, and when he handed 5 dollars and 50 cents to someone, he smiled warmly at the clerk's brother, threw a "keepthege", and walked to the production counter.

Ohgod's young man's smile is so good-looking, and it's a little familiar...... The clerk glanced at the side of the man in the sunglasses a few more times, he was standing with another man, maybe a colleague, although he didn't know if the other person was the same kind ...... But maybe you can try? no, no, no, it was too abrupt to go up like this, and he always felt like he had seen him somewhere......

Apparently, Theorrod didn't know that he had misunderstood a gay boy by one of his usual unintentional actions, and he was listening to Marshall's babbling on the next step to read the wrong thing.

"Mocha, how do you know I like to drink Mocha?" said Marshall, who was suspected of having a recurrence of the nanny attribute, and when he saw the Mocha on the platform, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and finally stopped chattering.

"I ordered it casually, so you like Mocha?" Theorod quietly picked up the drinks that had been placed on the platform and handed one of them to Marshall. Of course he knew what Marshall liked, just as he knew he liked to drink gin, and whatever gin, even if it was bad, he would make a big deal of it, he liked to drink mocha and he liked to add two bags of sugar, he ate fast food like hot dog burgers, he liked to add lots and lots of pickled cucumbers, but he didn't like the tomatoes in it......

Stop thinking, Theo.

Well, listen to you, then don't think about it......

"Mr. Lecht?"

A familiar voice saved Theolod from his fading thoughts, he turned around, looked at the gray-haired old woman standing behind him, a head shorter than himself, squinted slightly, as if remembering something, and immediately stretched out his hand to the other party: "Hello, ma'am, you must be Marikohon?"

"Yes, you came on time. Mary laughed.

"This is my agent, Marshall Upton. Theolod introduced Marshall to the casting director.

The very temperamental old man shook Marshall's hand, and then pointed to the corner: "There's a quieter spot over there, let's go and sit over there for a while." I'm sorry, but Taylor is coming a little later because of some delays, so we can talk about it first, and let me tell you a little bit about the character and the movie. ”

Theolod nodded. Mary had thought it through, and she had chosen a location that was remote enough that it wasn't obtrusive enough that Theorod could take off her sunglasses so that she wouldn't have the illusion that she was pretending to be in the room.

Although this movie is also a legal movie, it is very different from "First Degree Fear", its focus is not on a certain case, but on the lawyer himself as one of the leading actors, telling the story of a lawyer who has won all battles, how he was tempted and degraded step by step by the prosperity and vanity of the big city, as well as money, fame and fortune, until the final family was ruined, and its focus is not on the case, but on human nature.

"If that's all there is, what's the difference between that and 'Lawyer's?'" Marshall asked. "Law Firm" is also a story about dark power and money transactions in law firms, and if this film is only to expose the depravity and injustice of the lawyer profession, then it is a bit cliché to "Law Firm" released in 1993.

"Oh, that's a big difference. Mary laughed, "Because this film is more about religion - I'm not talking about religious cases, but outright religion and original sin, otherwise why would this movie be called 'Devil's Advocate'?"

"Let's put it this way, this is actually a magical realism movie rather than a simple legal film, and the other male protagonist, the owner of the law firm who hired Kevin Romez as one of the male protagonists, John Milton, is the Satan who seduced Kevin to fall, and Kevin has another identity in addition to the identity of a lawyer, that is, Satan and the son of man. So it's no surprise that the film will make use of a lot of special effects. Specifically, you can also take a look at the novel "The Devil's Advocate". ”

Mary said, paused, and looked at Theorod, who had been listening quietly, and suddenly there was a hint of ridicule in her expression: "What's more, we have Al Pacino, who is the best candidate for John Milton." ”