Chapter 2: Two Thousand Dollars
"New York Street Food" really made Claire's hot dog shop more popular, and Daniel finished his day at work with his arm like he had been filled with lead water.
Claire finally agreed to pay him $75 a day, thanks to Claire's red sausage with spicy meat sauce that became the hot dog shop's signature along with Daniel.
Daniel began to plot to leave Brooklyn, and in fact he wanted to try his luck at Warner or Universal's New York headquarters, but the burly black security guards discouraged him.
It might be a little more appropriate to go to Beverly Hills.
There are movies negotiated every day, ranging from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of millions. The legend of "Titanic", which invested more than 200 million, was staged last year, although Leonardo did not get the same Oscar nomination as Kate Winslet's silly girl, but he has become the most enviable young actor in Hollywood, because he has almost won the love and attention of the world, and quickly entered the super A level and the 20 million club.
While Daniel struggled to save up two thousand dollars and a plane ticket to Los Angeles, Brian Robbins and Michael Tollin were chatting in their apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side, across the river from Brooklyn, busy planning a new movie about a high school football team, not surprisingly written, but still worth it.
The protagonists have locked in James Vanderbeek, a handsome guy from Carniecut who has just gained a lot of popularity in the TV series, and is invited to star in a school movie, and the two sides are simply a hit. The other lead role is played by Paul Walker, whose charming blue eyes make him very suitable for the role of the star quarterback in the movie. The cold-blooded coach of the football team, the biggest villain in the movie is played by Jon Voight, whose daughter was nominated at this year's Golden Globe Awards and is named Angelina Jolie.
Hollywood circles sometimes don't seem big.
There are also some supporting roles, they are not in a hurry, there are many candidates.
Television was a local New York show that found reputable food outlets in the corners and recommended them to New Yorkers and sightseers.
Brian, who was already a little hungry, caught a glimpse of the tantalizing hot dog on the TV, the spicy meat sauce still exuding an intoxicating aroma across the TV screen, and it was a beautiful ...... Fatso.
"Another Billy." Brian muttered.
In his new movie, there is a fat character, who is the protector of the offensive group, which is a very important supporting role. However, they don't plan to hire a professional actor, the first is that the budget is limited, even if it is only 50,000 US dollars, he is not willing, so he can only find a rookie who has just entered the industry or a fat man with a Hollywood dream.
But in the process of casting, he found that the obesity rate of teenagers in the United States is too high, one billy, two billy...... It's all Billy.
"What?" Michael looked up from the script, "Well, he's a pleasing Billy, and besides, he doesn't seem to be very fat." ”
Daniel, of course, had no idea about it.
Brian and Michael also soon traveled to Los Angeles to finalize the specifics of the shoot, and such brief "friendships" happen every day, but they don't make sense.
After the Christmas holidays, Claire was ready to give his employees a day off to make up for the overtime and super workload during the Christmas holidays, but Daniel directly submitted his resignation, he did not state that he wanted to go to Hollywood, but only firmly stated that he was pursuing a new life, not a hot dog chef.
Claire is shocked, which has a bad effect on his hot dog shop, but there is nothing he can do, Daniel is always free.
"I thought Claire was going to eat me." Daniel packed his modest bags and sat on the floor chatting with David as his plane departed at one o'clock in the afternoon.
Davy rummaged through the bottom of the bedside table drawer as he replied, "He did want to eat you, but unfortunately Lincoln freed the slaves, and he couldn't do anything about it." ”
"Here's for you."
"What?"
Daniel took the envelope that was handed over, "Parting words? ”
"Oh my god."
Inside the envelope was $2,000.
"Danny, this is my mother's legacy, not all of it, of course, but I think she must be willing for me to give it to you, a dreamer who is about to go to Hollywood."
"Oh, David......"
David slapped Daniel on the shoulder, "Don't be a, mix well in Hollywood, and when I see you in the cinema one day, you can show off to others, hey, this person used to be my roommate and ate cheap discount bread with me." ”
Daniel didn't say no more, he hugged David, "Man, wait, you're going to have a superstar friend." ”
The winter sun outside the window is very warm, which makes Daniel think back to this morning countless times, and always feel full of emotion and emotion.
David drove Daniel to the airport in his old Ford. Every time Daniel looked back, he could always see David's waving hands, and his face was full of smiles.
This qiē was completely different when Daniel landed in Los Angeles, where he had no friends and no place to stay, and he had to rent a house and find a job.
He didn't have enough money to keep him waiting for the role full-time, and now he had to settle down in Los Angeles and then take care of himself.
Yes, thankfully, he looks pretty good, but he's a little fatter and very tasteless in clothing. So he had to lose weight first, then work out, and finally buy himself a few clothes, which was done before he could imagine a broker who could impress a certain brokerage company.
There are not a few Hollywood drifters like Daniel, and there are some houses rented to them in a few blocks not far from Hollywood, one-bedroom apartments, usually for a short period of time, some people will move out of here when they get the opportunity, and others will give up halfway, unable to afford the high cost of time and money.
He quickly rented a room for $500 a month, a fair price.
In addition, he is very grateful to Claire, and on the third day of arriving in Los Angeles, he found a new hot dog shop job, with some differences between the main egg yolk frankfurter and Claire's hot dog shop, but the difference is limited.
"I got a job at a hot dog shop and made egg yolk frankfurters. Super close to Hollywood. Daniel called David in his rented apartment.
David was munching on bread, "Six more women are asking you today, oh my God, Claire is a bit pathetic, I doubt those housewives will ever come again." ”
"How is this possible......"
"Forget it, it can't go out of business anyway, is there a lot of talent scouts in Hollywood, wandering around the streets every day. Have you ever come across? ”
Daniel touched his forehead, "Sixty years ago, Hollywood?" I didn't see the scouts, but the cheese shop, the western restaurant, and the dessert shop were all young and beautiful girls. ”
"It's a lot of competition, but, uh, don't those pretty girls need a gentle black boy to soothe their lonely hearts?"
“…… David, listen to me, be attentive to your right hand, okay? ”