The noise around him drowned Michael like a tidal wave, and the tremendous pressure grabbed his legs like aquatic weeds, and no matter how much he struggled, he was still floating on the surface of the sea, unable to escape from this endless ocean. At this moment, a call came into Michael's ears, he woke up in an instant, suddenly transferred into the real world, fell rapidly from the sky, his heart was pulled down by gravity, and he breathed a little, and then he heard Lance's voice asking again, "Your answer?" ”

Michael snorted, "Of course, of course, no problem!" He stumbled and stumbled, almost choking on his own saliva, and had to breathe heavily to relieve his tension.

"Very good, tomorrow you can take the agent directly to the company to sign the contract, and I will send you a text message at the address." Lance's explanation was not delayed, and after he finished it concisely and clearly, he was ready to hang up the phone directly.

"I don't have an agent." Michael blurted out directly with some urgency, but after saying it, he couldn't help but close his eyes, looking a little annoyed. Lance is a director and a producer, but he is not his friend or his manager, and he and Lance talk about this issue, which is simply redundant. Michael had to explain, "I mean, if I don't have an agent, what should I do?" ”

The other end of the phone did not answer immediately, but was silent for a while, which made Michael hold his breath, it was only two seconds, but it seemed as if two centuries had passed, "If necessary, I can introduce you to William Morris Agency; If you have any plans for yourself, I can inform the Actors' Union to send an official agent over tomorrow. ”

"William Morris!" Michael barely hesitated, and said directly that although he didn't know much about Hollywood games, the names of the five major agencies were still very clear. "If you can......" he added, with a slight lack of confidence.

It's been three years since Michael came to the United States to work hard, but he has never been appreciated by his agent, especially because he has obvious European-style acting skills, and he seems to be a little uncomfortable in the United States. Therefore, it is difficult for the agent who finds him to establish a cooperative relationship of mutual trust. Recently, he has been repeatedly thinking about whether he should return to Europe and seek a breakthrough in his film career there. Instead of struggling to support in the vanity fair of Hollywood.

However, hearing Lance's words, a glimmer of hope inexplicably rose in Michael's heart - at the audition scene of the "day after tomorrow", Lance could see his acting methods and skills, if Lance introduced the agent to him. Will it be more in line with his expectations? Even though he knew the idea was ridiculous, Michael impulsively grabbed at the straw.

With those blue eyes in mind, Michael secretly clenched his fists, and all the panic and hesitation calmed down.

"I see. See you tomorrow! Lance didn't say anything more, and hung up. Michael, however, remained stunned and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"Michael?" Jessica hesitated, patted Michael's arm hesitantly, and cast a worried look.

Michael suddenly woke up, only to realize that Lance had already closed the line, and turned his head to look at Jessica with great excitement. The eyes burst out with an incredible light, the thin lip flap cracked like this, blooming into a wanton smile, and the neat white teeth looked like shark gums, "I got a job!" I got the job! The voice changed from small to loud, one sentence louder than the other, and finally he jumped up in place excitedly, using all his movements to convey his excitement.

Jessica's eyes widened, and the ecstatic love surged up little by little from the depths of her heart, and she couldn't help jumping with Michael. "What happened? What happened? Jessica couldn't wait to ask if it was already early in the morning, and it was a surprise that Michael would get the news of his job - as far as she knew. Michael also doesn't have an agent.

"It was Lance's phone call ......just now," Michael said breathlessly, his eyes like the North Star above the canopy, but before he could finish his words, Jessica said incredulously, "Lancelot-Strello?" Michael nodded, and Jessica couldn't help but start screaming. Yes! Yes! God,/Lancelot! Looking at Jessica's expression of disbelief, even Michael's love flew again, "It's//Lancelot!" Michael shouted along.

"Lance said there was a role that suited me well and asked me to sign tomorrow and he would introduce me to William Morris." Michael finished the summary in a few words, but when you think about it, Lance's phone call just now was just as simple. Then Michael tilted his head, recently "the day after tomorrow" is in the promotion period, of course, it has nothing to do with him, he has not received any news about Lance before, and today suddenly sent good news...... "I didn't even participate in the audition." Michael's face was full of confusion.

Jessica was also stunned, but after a turn in her mind, she couldn't help but vent, "Jesus Christ, it seems that you have been appreciated by this new director!" She beat Michael's chest in a hearty way and laughed.

Michael thought about it carefully, the excitement began to settle down after reaching its peak, but the heat in his heart could not be extinguished, and the excitement and excitement flowed quickly in the blood, but he could not express it with an actor, but the smile on the corner of his mouth slowly converged, and fell to the bottom of his heart like broken gold.

Lance hung up the phone and thought for a moment. He originally thought that after such a good result "the day after tomorrow", Michael should have an agent, but the result was unexpected. But on second thought, Lance also knows how difficult it is to find a suitable agent, and he himself is the most direct example.

However, it would be better to introduce Michael to Cole and see if William Morris Agents could find a suitable agent for Michael.

Actually, the reason why Lance remembers Michael Fassbinder can be divided into two parts.

The first part is naturally because of "Murder with a Knife", the two roles of Anne and Richard were handed over to William Morris Agency, and the two roles of Ada and Felix were taken by Innovative Artist Agency, plus the two roles of Vincent and Max also belong to two different camps, so that the balance of confrontation between the two agencies has been formed, both in terms of character weight and plot proportion, the two are not equal.

In this way, the role of Fanning will sway the center of gravity of the crew, and Lance handed it over to Michael - originally out of selfishness, compared to the actors of several other roles, Michael can be regarded as Lance's direct line, not belonging to any party, but really belonging to Lance's lineage as a producer, which can increase Lance's control over the crew. Michael's lack of an agent was the icing on the cake, ensuring Lance's counterbalance.

Even if Lance introduces Michael to Cole tomorrow, he will persuade Michael not to sign for the time being, and wait until the filming of "Murder with a Knife" is over. I believe that Cole can also understand the trade-off.

The second part is a continuation of Reims's self-consideration. Before "borrowing a knife to kill", Lance knew that the restrictions of the agency were more for the production company, because their interests were maintained on the production company, and for the director, it didn't matter which agency he came from, whether it was the Big Five or an independent agency, because the director valued the strength of the actor and the distance from his relatives. In other words, lineage.

Almost every director has his own royal actors, such as Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro - and later Leonardo DiCaprio, and Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

The real big-name directors have their own set of production teams, including the crew and the cast. Lance has gradually established his own production team, and the team led by Albert and Hayden has been working together since the "City of God" and "The Day After Tomorrow", and this time "Killing with a Knife" will continue to cooperate. Now, Lance feels that it is time to start building his own lineage of actors.

In fact, the director's lineup is of profound significance, in addition to the factors of many collaborations and knowing the roots, the most important thing is that the lineup can maximize the will of the actors, reduce the influence of the brokerage company, and condense the director's control over the crew.

Take the "Borrowed Knife to Kill" cast as an example, if Tom Cruise is Lance's queen actor, even if Wade Russell opposes it, Tom has no hesitation to act, then even if the innovative artist agency wants to intervene, there is nothing they can do.

Johnny is the same with Tim, all it takes is Tim's phone call, no scripts, no roles, no offers, no agents...... Without the influence of any other factors, Johnny could just nod his head and agree to star, even at the expense of turning down other show offers in order to star in Tim's work.

This is the best manifestation of the close connection between the director and the actors.

For the first time, Lance felt the need to build his own system of royal actors after the casting of "Kill with a Knife", and Michael Fassbender seemed to be the perfect choice - solid foundation, good talent, dedication, an image with operational value and a moldability worth looking forward to. Therefore, Lance was willing to introduce Michael to William Morris in order to gradually build a network.

In this way, the cast of "Murder by Knife" can be considered official: Tom Cruise, Lancelot Strello leads, Kate Beckinsale, Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbinder, Mark Ruffalo, Julie Christie form the cast! (To be continued.) )

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