Chapter 195 of the main text volume, the road to transformation

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"Let's put it that way, Murphy."

In the desk, Jessica Alba sat at the desk and looked at Murphy opposite very seriously, "Do you think I'm suitable for everything other than nudity?" ”

She could see that in the auditions.

Murphy didn't answer directly, just smiled.

This is indeed the case, whether it is preconceived or not, Jessica Alba has a very big advantage in terms of appearance conditions alone, she is sweet and likable, and her body is sexy and hot.

"I think I'm a perfect fit for Nancy's setting," Jessica Alba smiled sweetly again, a few years ago, she might have low self-esteem, but now her appearance gives her confidence, "I have taken professional dance classes, dancing is a breeze for me, I believe that even if I dance in clothes, I can attract a lot of ......"

After several years of hard work in Hollywood, she also learned the importance of self-confidence, and how to convince others if she didn't even believe in herself.

But before she could finish her words, Murphy shook his head, "Jesse, I admire you, I've never hidden that from the audition until now. ”

Jessica Alba was stunned, then nodded slightly, what she felt was indeed not wrong.

"I remember you were born as a child star, right?" Murphy abruptly changed the subject.

"Yes." Jessica Alba smiled confidently, "I've been acting in movies since '93. ”

These are her strengths.

Murphy tilted his head to look at her, "I take the liberty of asking, how old are you this year?" ”

It's a rude question, Jessica Alba hesitates, but says, "I'm going to be twenty-two." ”

"Twenty-two," Murphy said meaningfully, "Twenty-two is already a dangerous age for a youth idol. ”

Jessica Alba's eyes drooped and the smile on her face diminished.

"Have you thought about it, Jesse?" If there is hope, Murphy still wants to use Jessica Alba, "How long can you go on the youth idol route you are positioning?" ”

Without waiting for Jessica Alba to answer, he continued, "I believe you know better than me that youth idols have a shelf life, and the shelf life is often very short, and it is difficult for youth idols to stick to the road of twenty-five years old. ”

Murphy was not in a hurry, but stopped and asked Jessica Alba to think for herself, he is not talking nonsense, this is the situation that youth idol actors will inevitably face as they get older.

"I don't know if your agency warned you," Murphy added, "Jesse, you should be transformed." ”

The smile on Jessica Alba's face is getting fading and fading, why is she clinging to the role of Nancy? This film is aimed at adult audiences, not those hairy children......

Looking at the actors who have become famous by taking the youth idol route in recent years, there are very few who can successfully transform, creating a group of youth idols, throwing them away when they expire, and then re-creating a batch, this is a common phenomenon in Hollywood, unless it is very characteristic or has excellent acting potential, most brokerage companies will not help youth idol type actors formulate a perfect transformation plan, rather than spending a lot of resources on the transformation with a low probability of success, it is better to re-promote a group of young newcomers with good conditions.

There's never a shortage of good-looking young men and women in Hollywood.

After the trial, Murphy could tell from Jessica Alba's reaction that her agent should not have done much planning in this regard.

"Neve Campbell, Sarah Michelle Gayla, Jennifer Love Hewitt, these smash hit Hollywood youth icons, how many people still remember them?"

If it weren't for the fact that they could still brush up on the tabloids, these people would have been forgotten a long time ago, "Jesse, their biggest problem is that when it is time to transform, they don't have a decisive transformation, they continue to eat the old books of youth idols, and when they are really old, there is no chance to transform again." ”

Jessica Alba was a little confused, "Does this have anything to do with the character of Nancy?" It's also a vase character......"

"But vases are different from vases, and some vases can be played until they are in their forties," Murphy reminded, "and some will not be able to act after the age of twenty-five." ”

The vase roles of youth idols are mostly limited to the kind of characters around seventeen or eighteen years old, if they are not born with a baby face, they are generally past the age of twenty-three or four, and they can rarely find a suitable role.

"But......" Jessica Alba no longer has the confidence she had just now, "it's still ...... old"

"You can also play the role of a mature vase?" Jessica Alba's mind seemed to be quite clear, knowing that she was not an acting school, Murphy shook his head and said, "You can seriously take a look, how many youth idols can get influential mature vase roles after leaving this type of works and roles?" I want to play a mature vase role, but I am stereotyped by the previous role, and I have no appeal among adult audiences, and if I can't make an impression on adult audiences, I will soon ......"

He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Jesse, why do you want the role of Nancy?" Even if the contract can't be negotiated, don't give up? Don't say it's my reason, I, a little director, don't have this kind of appeal. ”

Jessica Alba's eyes wandered around, just not looking at Murphy, like a little girl whose mind was seen through.

"Because the audience of this film must be an adult audience over 17 years old! This will allow you to enter non-youth characters that you have never been exposed to before! "Tong Guò just said, Murphy has gradually grasped Jessica Alba's psychology, "The character of Nancy seems to be a vase, but it is a vase that is extremely critical to the plot in the comics, and it is easy to make a deep impression. ”

He leaned forward and looked at Jessica Alba, whose eyes were fluttering, "Nancy is completely different from your previous role, although she is a vase, she is out of the category of youth idols. ”

Jessica Alba pursed her lips and wanted to open her mouth to deny, but when she saw the burning eyes on the other side, she swallowed the words again.

If it weren't for the fact that the role of Nancy was completely different from the role she played before, she had already broken away from the category of youth idols, and she could still maximize her own advantages, why would she chase this role to the death?

She's not cornered!

But nude footage ...... Jessica Alba frowned slightly, refusing because the nudity would hurt the current positioning.

Refusing to be nude and being able to get the role of Nancy is a good way to get the best of both worlds, even if the role of Nancy is not successful, it will not have much negative impact on the current career.

"It's all about transitioning as soon as possible," Murphy said again, "and that leaves more of a cushion for yourself." Jesse, since you know your own situation, you should know that the first role after leaving the restrictions of youth idols is very important, the drama and image must have earth-shaking changes, and it must also leave an extremely deep impact on people, especially the audience over 17 years old, win their reputation, and you will win the future. ”

He finally said, "As long as you take off the coat of youth idol, you can successfully transform." ”

Jessica Alba, the former Jessica Alba, after the stunning performance of "Sin City", went back to the old ways, and as a result, her acting career went from bad to worse......

Murphy will definitely enter the mainstream commercial film industry in the future, and he needs a super popular vase, and Jessica Alba is a good genre.

Of course, the premise is that she is no longer a pure youth idol, and a pure youth idol is not suitable for his future film style.

Deliberately looking at his watch, Murphy reminded, "It's getting late. Jesse, I still have work to do, so I'll stop here for today. ”

"I'm ......," Jessica Alba stood up, "I'll think about it again, okay?" ”

Murphy nodded, "I hope you can give me an answer as much as you can, preferably no more than this weekend." ”

He said everything he had to say, and if Jessica Alba still insisted, he would have to choose Sofia Vergara.

After Jessica Alba's departure, Murphy continued to refine his filming plan, and the preparations were not slowed down by the selection of an actress, and everything was carried out in an orderly manner.

In the afternoon, Quentin Tarantino came to visit again, and by the way, came to settle accounts with Murphy.

"You said you were going to make a cameo appearance in my film for a day, and what happened?" Quentin was a ruffian, standing in the center of the office, and asked Murphy loudly, "I'll call you, you said busy, that's good!" I waited for you, but I ended the shoot and you didn't show up! ”

Maybe it's because the movies I like are somewhat similar, and I can find a common language in the filming system, since the first meeting, the two have been more speculative, and they have spoken straight to each other, without so many scruples.

"I forgot!" Murphy hurriedly took a glass of water for this ruffian director, walked over and stuffed it for him, "Really, I really forgot about it." ”

The ruffian director raised his eyebrows again and wanted to say something, but Murphy quickly changed the topic first, "I heard that after the filming of "Kill Bill" was completed, you had a private collection of the katana ordered for the Eighty-Eight and Ishii Yulian? ”

"What do you want to do?" Quentin immediately became alarmed.

"Borrow a few and use them."

Those prop knives were ordered from Japan by Quentin for more than 60,000 dollars, and Murphy didn't want to make such a hassle, "You forgot?" Mie's weapon in the manga is also a katana. ”

"Okay." Quentin heard that it was a serious matter, but he was still very kind, "I'll have someone send you a few another day." ”

After the audition of Miss Ziyi-Zhang, she has already come to the crew to report, and is following the action director team to do some necessary training.

In addition to the preparation of the film, how to facilitate the filming, Murphy also met frequently with the heads of the three studios that traveled frequently to Venice and signed special effects contracts with the crew, and at the same time reviewed the advanced special effects models they made.

As soon as the weekend arrived, the crew received a call from Jessica Alba's agent, and she agreed to take over the role of Nancy, but there are still restrictions on nude shots, you can have **** shots on the upper body and back, but you can't have **** on the front. (To be continued.) )