In the days that followed, Chris finally understood what Anne meant when she saw him choose an acting class, "You're going to die." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info These days, he basically goes around the apartment and the acting school, and even eats in a hurry. Except for a few punches every morning during his morning exercises, Chris has almost canceled all of his workout time, and just like that, he fell asleep in class several times when he was tired. Of course, compared to physical exhaustion, the feeling in my heart is a hundred times harder.

The basic course of acting in the United States focuses more on the practicality of performance, and the course divides the basic professional courses such as acting, lines and body into multiple parts, from simple focus and relaxation training to high-level sensory and emotional memory, in addition to accent and vocal exercises. Although the process was tiring but very fulfilling, it not only allowed Chris to learn a lot of things that were previously ambiguous, but also allowed him to master some methods of entering the acting. In the real film shooting process, the actor must be on call and enter the shooting state at any time, and how to quickly focus on the role requires the actor's own ability.

There are more than a dozen people coming and going to class these days, and except for a few who have less study time, Chris is already very familiar with them. And because of his easy-going personality and attractive appearance, he has become a good friend in the class, especially some women are vying to show him favor. If it was the original Chris, maybe he would have developed several ****. But with an introverted personality and a conservative soul, he is not an easy person to communicate with. But since I talked to Anne that day, I haven't seen her again, and this mysterious woman seems to have disappeared all at once. After asking Donna, I found out she had moved to New York. Maybe she wants to be alone for a while, hoping that time will ease her relationship with Donna.

One of Chris's favorite trainings in class was non-physical acting—one of the most familiar and difficult performances for actors, because he felt it was the most comprehensive test of an actor's abilities. In acting class, the teacher will often give them some questions or set a scene for them to play freely. The difficulty of this training is that the performers need to use sensory memory training, and when there is a physical object, they can use their senses to remember all the memories of the scene, so as to achieve a real and credible performance when there is no physical object. For example, the performance exercise is to walk through a puddle of path, and then step into the water. This requires you to find the real memory in your memory that is similar to this scene, and act it out with reasonable movements.

Of course, the most difficult part is that the performers have to mobilize the real emotions of the time to perform. If you don't have a similar memory, then you need to train the method, you have to find a similar path and walk it over and over again, remember it with your senses over and over again, where do you look when you walk? Walking pace? Step into the edge of a puddle or in the middle? What does it feel like water getting into your shoes? Try it over and over again until the senses remember everything. Many experiential actors in Hollywood often do things to enter the role after getting the script, which is also the reason why many actors still can't jump out of the role or can't jump out of the play after a period of filming.

In the beginning, Chris cherished the opportunity now, after all, being an actor was an untouchable dream in his previous life, and no matter how difficult it was, he could always convince himself to devote himself to acting classes. But after days of intensive training, after a period of joys and sorrows and bizarre role changes, Chris has a feeling of split personality. Fortunately, before he collapsed, Alan rescued him from the "sea of suffering" with a phone call.

It was still the same office, and Chris sat at Alan's desk, on which two cups of coffee carefully prepared by Anna wafted with a charming aroma.

"It seems that you haven't been lazy during this time, and I'm very happy as your agent." Alan still teased as soon as he came up.

"Thank you, I can get through this hard work." Chris looked at him expressionlessly.

Perhaps because of Chris's uncomfortable staring, Alan coughed a little embarrassed, then carefully moved down in his chair and said, "Well, that's good, so I have the confidence to help you find a good character." As your agent, getting you a good script is my number one task – especially your first gig appearance when you're signed to CAA, even if it doesn't make you a celebrity – you know it's hard, but to make a lasting impression on the audience. ”

Speaking of this, Allen's expression slowly became serious, he got up from his chair, quickly walked to the huge bookshelf, flipped one out of the folder, and handed it to Chris, "So in the past few days, I have been helping you contact the production company, especially the six major film companies, to find a suitable role for you, and you don't have to expect the protagonist, with your current rookie status, no production company will risk using you, even an important supporting role will not be your turn to grab, except for small independent films, of course." ”

"But I wouldn't recommend that you go for independent films – although it's a shortcut to overnight fame for some. It's not that I look down on independent films, and I respect independent filmmakers like the Coen brothers with their own style. But the independent film scene is too chaotic, and the works are uneven. Although there are many excellent works, due to lack of funds, most of them are big bad films that are disposed of, and many of them are third-rate films made by some new directors or small production companies to make money by others. So as your film debut, I'm going to rule out some indie productions for you this time. Perhaps it was the first time to choose a script for Chris, and Alan patiently explained for him.

Chris didn't seem to be listening to what Alan had to say at all, he stared straight at the script in his hand, and his eyes never left. The cover of the script reads American Beauty. In China, as long as there are fans who like movies a little, they will not miss such a classic Hollywood movie released in 99, let alone a hardcore movie-obsessed person like Li Ping.

Some forums have debated it, especially speculation about the death of the protagonist at the end of the movie. This movie is definitely a classic worth cherishing and studying, Li Ping has watched it more than ten times, and Li Ping even turned out the movie script from the Internet to study. Sometimes watched with his wife, the multifaceted nature of the film often leads to arguments between the two people.

The bright red American red roses that appear again and again in the film are beautiful, passionate, full, gorgeous but short-lived, with temptation and repression that pierce deep into people's hearts. This movie has not only reflected the social problems of the United States, and later film critics have put forward many possible interpretations of American beauty, and even the evaluation of the connotation of the film is not as much as the interpretation of it.

Many people believe that it depicts a "midlife crisis," "the meaning of life," "gender identity," "the hypocrisy of the American middle class," or "the emptiness of America's suburbs," and the film is even difficult to classify by the producers. Even Mendez, the film's director, couldn't make up his mind, saying that the script seemed to have a different meaning every time he read it: a mysterious story through a kaleidoscopic journey through the American suburbs, a series of love stories, a story of incarceration, loneliness and beauty.

“AmericanBeauty。” Chris couldn't help but read aloud.

As if seeing Chris's absent-mindedness, Alan frowned slightly and immediately dispersed, and said: "That's right, this is a project that DreamWorks is about to start, written by Alain Bauer, directed by Sam Manders, starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening. DreamWorks has taken out 15 million as a budget for the film, which is already a medium production, I am very optimistic about the main creative staff, and the script is very interesting, it is a very interesting story, I think the supporting role of Richie is very suitable for you, this is a very good opportunity, Chris, I highly recommend you to the producers. ”

I didn't expect Allen to be optimistic about this movie, you must know that this movie is not a big production, and the director and actors are not very famous now, he is not like he has traveled from the future, and he knows that this movie will be a big success, and the box office and reviews are proud. Is this what a successful broker looks like? Chris was secretly thinking in his heart, but asked softly, "Are you very optimistic about this movie?" ”

"Yes, first of all, the script is very attractive, and secondly, DreamWorks has only been around for a few years, and it needs a successful feature film to make a name for it, and although director Sam Mendes is a newcomer to film, his success in stage plays shows his talent, and Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening are definitely underrated actors, Kevin has already won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, their acting skills are outstanding, and I have a lot of confidence in their performance." Alan returned firmly.

Maybe that's what a successful broker is capable of, Chris thought to himself. A successful agent must not only have an eye for selecting scripts and excellent negotiation skills, but also have his own knowledge and analysis of all aspects of a movie. At the beginning, Chris and Allen did value the help of his CAA agent's name to his acting career, but now he finds that he absolutely underestimated Allen's professionalism, and he is more confident in his future cooperation with Allen.

"What about the supporting characters? Hasn't the crew selected a supporting actor yet? Chris suddenly thought of what Allen said about recommending himself to play a supporting role in it, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes lit up, his hands clenched the script, and asked urgently.

"It's not decided yet." Allen laughs, "There was an argument between the filmmakers and Sam Menders over the casting of the film. In fact, Sam Menders was not the original director of DreamWorks, but before him, the studio had considered more than 20 A-list directors, but they all turned down. He was offered the opportunity to direct the film after the success of the musicals "Oliver" and "Cabaret". ”

"But Sam Manders didn't give the producer a face, and as his debut film, he clearly had his own considerations for all aspects of the film." Allen went on to say, "While DreamWorks strongly urged the director to choose a high-profile actor, Spacey was Sam Menders' first choice for the role of Lester; Similarly, DreamWorks also recommended a number of actors for the role of Caroline, but Mendes chose Benin and did not inform DreamWorks in advance. ”

"Because of the differences between the two parties, the preparation of the film was put on hold for the time being, and last week DreamWorks finally made a concession to Sam and restarted the project, and the corresponding directors will also consider the producer's opinion more in terms of the casting of the supporting roles, which gives us the opportunity, Chris, because I am good friends with the producer of this film, Bruce Cohen, and this is the first film that Jinx/Cohen Film has been working on since its inception, so you have to have some acting skills." Alan slowly walked in front of Chris, "Chris, I have to say that your luck is good, you must cherish such an opportunity, the crew will have an audition in Los Angeles next week, you take the script back and prepare well, I will take you there when the time comes, you must have a good performance, don't let me down." ”

At this time, the advantages of big brokerage companies are reflected, at least this information is not accessible to low-level brokers in the early stage, and when they receive the news, the role has been obtained by others, and now this advantage belongs to Chris.

"I'll behave well, Mr. Nord, and trust me." Chris looked at Alan and said in a firm tone.

Returning to his apartment with the script of "American Beauty", Chris was still half-asleep and half-awake. He can really have the opportunity to participate in a movie like "American Beauty", which Li Ping could not have imagined in his previous life, as a movie fan, his heart is beyond words. It wasn't until a while later that he calmed down.

Rubbing the script of "American Beauty" in his hand, Chris secretly reminded himself that this is not a dream, and that he will probably have more opportunities in the future, as a participant in classic movies, and he must show his best side no matter what, hoping to surpass the original cosplayer, and he will write his own history in Hollywood.