14. Chapter XIV
Elisa had just returned to the theater, and the stools in the rehearsal hall were not hot, so she was invited to Joe. Schumat's office.
This is the second time she has come to this room, and her status has changed a lot compared to the first time she came.
From the little girl who was full of anticipation to seize the opportunity two months ago, she has become a rising star.
Of course, no one can say when your star will be extinguished.
Although Elisa brought people a different kind of surprise at first, but there are many plays on Broadway every day, and she has no one behind her to help her operate, even if the performance is amazing, but at most the popularity can only spread in a certain circle, outside, even if some newspapers have reported some content about her as a new star on Broadway, it quickly disappeared.
Elisa accepted this very calmly.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Schumat." She nodded to the man sitting on the couch and sat down on the other side of the couch.
Joe curled the corners of her lips, "Good afternoon, Elisa." โ
He handed her a contract he had in hand, and Elisa reached out to take it.
"It's an invitation to a TV drama contract." Joe crossed his hands, and in this man, you can always see the shadow of some old English gentleman.
"TV series?" Elisa flipped through the contract, a little unable to believe her ears.
And when she opened it, it was indeed a contract for a TV series.
This sudden pie is a little too scary, a little too frightening, and a little bit of Elisa's acceptance of incompetence.
Generally, the little coffee who is not famous and wants to act is selected by the American Screen Actors Guild, and Elisa is not familiar with the system of the American entertainment industry, so when she was planning to go to Hollywood in the future, she learned about this information.
And the reason why she entered Broadway is, on the one hand, because of the system, and because on the other hand, she also has her own considerations.
was suddenly told that he could act in a TV series, which was still a bit too โกโก speed.
"The team of this show is very good." Jo said to her, "So you can take a closer look, the decision is yours, I'm just helping someone else to bring a word." โ
"Dr. House" Elisa settled down and began to look at the contract in her hand.
It details the names of the director and a series of leading actors, and from the content, Elisa feels that her role looks quite heavy.
Whether it is the salary or the prospects that seem good, this drama of "Dr. House" can be called a good start for Elisa, a newcomer.
So here's the problem.
Why would they pick a little newcomer with no roots to single-handedly pick a good character, and, why Joe. Will Shumatt help her?
There is no such thing as a free lunch, and as a theater manager, Joe. What Schumatt should have done was to help the theater retain good seedlings, rather than pass them on to others.
And Elisa originally signed a three-month probationary contract with the theater, not a formal contract, and no one thought that this girl would rise so quickly. Schumatt didn't think about how to renew her contract, but pushed a tempting opportunity to her, no matter how you thought about it, it tasted a little strange.
Although I thought a lot, but when Joe. When Shumatt asked her if she wanted to do the next, Elisa nodded quickly.
If you want to succeed, you always have to take risks.
Although she couldn't figure out the routine of the young gentleman in front of her, this did not prevent Elisa from taking the olive branch he handed over.
"That being said, I'll take a good look at this contract when I get back, Mr. Schumat." Elisa said to him.
"That's good." Joe nodded, not at all surprised by Elisa's idea of taking the contract back and taking a closer look, if it were him, he would be careful about this opportunity.
Overall, the fact that Miss Serena was not carried away by the excitement and immediately signed the contract made him more satisfied with her move.
At least this shows that his vision is still very accurate in a certain way.
and Joe. After Shumatt said goodbye, Elisa returned to her small apartment with a pounding heart.
This room was much warmer than when she first arrived.
She is a person who is used to not wronging herself, and would rather grit her teeth and buy some high-end goods than use those things that she is not used to.
The consequence of this is that she can easily spend her weekly salary, and she doesn't know where she is spending her money.
Therefore, without the life of that princess, it is really a disaster to keep the problems of the princess from the past.
But even if Elisa complains about her own problems for nothing, she still spends the money without mercy.
She cleared a corner of the small round table and took it out of her bag. The contract that Shumatt gave her.
Although I know that I am a little-known little actor, although after these performances, I have a little fame, Joe. Schumat will not be idle and have nothing to do to trouble her. And since he dares to take the contract to himself, the possibility of pit himself will be very small, but if he is not afraid of 10,000, he is afraid of what if, Elisa always has an inexplicable vigilance against this person in her heart.
She used to be born well, and for things like contracts, of course, she knew that there were a lot of loopholes that could be drilled, so she carefully read it from beginning to end, and after confirming that it was correct, she quickly gave the signed contract to Joe the next day. Shumat.
But signing this contract does not mean that she will leave the opera house, in fact, Elisa's contract with the opera house has only one month to expire, which means that she is likely to have a life of rehearsals and filming within this month.
The people in the theater didn't know that their newcomer, Christine, was already preparing to participate in a TV series.
Even if they knew, they probably wouldn't be able to understand Elisa's thoughts.
There are too many girls on Broadway who yearn for Hollywood, but not everyone can make it to the mix.
There are many actors who are super celebrities on Broadway, and when they go to Hollywood, they can only mix a second- and third-tier star.
Broadway has always been a hatchery for Hollywood stars.
From Broadway popularity to Hollywood development, or some people have gone out of fashion in Hollywood and come back to Broadway for "processing".
These things are not uncommon.
And as a Broadway actor with a good upward momentum, giving up a good job and going to Hollywood, where there is no way out, is too anxious for this little girl.
And Elisa also reflected that she was a little too anxious.
But in the long run, although she is currently in love with acting, she doesn't really want to work on Broadway, and the path of her future development is actually not spacious, at a certain point, she will be limited by bottlenecks, rather than seeking a breakthrough at that embarrassing time, she should seize this opportunity from the sky now.
The day after signing the contract, Joe. Schumatt took her to meet the main creator of the show.
Unlike the filming process of Chinese TV dramas, in the United States, the biggest status is generally the producer, and the director's status is not as high as that of the screenwriter.
In the film and television industry in the United States, relatively speaking, the criteria for selecting actors are relatively strict, so they will not choose whoever is popular, but must select people on the basis of meeting the requirements of the role.
So, the question is, who thinks she fits the role?
There is always curiosity in people, and Elisa maintained a look of humility and humility that a newcomer should have. Behind Shumat, everyone in the room greeted each other.
"This is Cadia, the producer of 'Dr. House'. Adelt. "Joe. Schumatt was obviously familiar with the woman, and after greeting Elisa with her, the two naturally talked about the situation.
Elisa could only say hello to the rest of the people by herself, but fortunately, she had done her homework, and everyone's face could match the name in her head.
Thanks to the system, it would be nice to make her face blind
"Hello, I'm screenwriter David. Shore. The slightly chubby man with glasses nodded at her, and Elisa immediately smiled kindly at him.
"Hello, my name is Elisa. Serena, in the coming days, hope we get along well. She smiled sweetly, and the words she said were particularly beautiful, and David let out a "hmm".
"Ge. Hello Mr. Etannis, I'm Elisa. Serena. She walked up to a dark-skinned man and greeted him.
"Hello, Miss Elisa." Aitanis also smiled at her: "The script will be sent to the mailbox you left today, besides, I still have to remind you again and again that the content of the script cannot be leaked." โ
Elisa repeatedly showed her trustworthiness, and did not forget to make a joke to liven up the atmosphere, after all, she is a newcomer, and for this kind of team that has already been formed, it is inevitable that she will not be able to fit in.
The atmosphere soon became a little lively, and Jo did not forget to glance over to Elisa as she took the champagne, and saw that she was able to talk happily with other people so quickly, and had a rough idea of her social skills.
"Then, I hope you read the script well today, and tomorrow there will be a round table meeting in the company building to try out the script." Enist knew she was a complete newcomer and kindly reminded her.
For this kind reminder, Elisa was naturally not stupid enough to say thank you directly to shorten the distance: "Then tomorrow, I think you will see the fruits of my efforts."
She said with a smile, her tone a little exaggerated.