"USC? By the way, the little boys at USC School of Cinematic Arts — well, future directors your age — recently came up with a new idea to invite Hollywood stars to their annual short film contest. "Kusa is a little dissatisfied with this job, I don't know if it's because of dissatisfaction with USC, you know that it's not uncommon for universities to get used to each other. It's as if MIT thinks its opponent is Harvard, and Harvard doesn't take it seriously, and their goal is Yale.

That's it.

And the USC Film School has such an idea, it is not whimsical, let these millions of dollars worth of big stars participate in a short film for free, for other film school students, it may be difficult, but for these young people at USC, there is an obvious way.

Get the assistance, help, and sponsorship of those well-known alumni.

Look, who are they, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Robert Zemeckis, George Lucas...... Wait, how many stars will flock to these big Hollywood directors?

In fact, as long as they pass their own agents, most of the artists of the four major Hollywood agencies cannot refuse.

And, if there is enough attention, why refuse, support young directors, support dreams, support the future, oh, this is really a high-sounding good thing.

Daniel has been in the limelight lately, so he was lucky enough to be invited. Specifically, it should be that he was taken by a certain young man and girl from USC.

Here's how it works, and the prospective directors who want to participate in the short film competition decide to invite the prospective directors of the big stars, and hand over the list of candidates and replacements to the working group, which then contacts the USC Hollywood Alumni Association, and then the federation, which is the staff of the big directors, contacts the actors.

If you don't give face or can't adjust the schedule - it's actually an excuse, because the short film won't shoot for more than a week, you can't pull out a week, you think you're Hanks? Or Cruise?

Basically, what the students want will get.

From this point of view, Daniel's selection is really a great honor, because he was also selected with Brande Pitt, George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller and other big-name male stars, and female stars are a little different, Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Alba, there are big names and newcomers.

"These students are too addicted. This is not the last time you will work with those big stars. ”

Everyone understands that Hollywood's plans for these NTC gangs are to prepare some opportunities for their juniors, and the power sometimes will be grouped, for example, Jews are very powerful in Hollywood, and the representatives of them are the Weinstein brothers, who can even manipulate the Oscars, yes, it is Gwyneth's "The History of Shaween Love". In addition, the Australian gang is not to be underestimated, and the USC gang is also a member of the important team club, Steven or Lucas, who want to continue or strengthen the group.

This can be seen in the considerable amount of sponsorship they donate every year, and it can also be seen in this huge event.

"Now the whole of Hollywood, the whole American entertainment industry, is talking about it."

There is another reason for Kusa's upset, Daniel is one of the few male rising stars to be selected, in addition to him, there is Mark Wahlberg, who is much older, and of course, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who are not too old, but they are not among them, they have proven themselves.

In this way, Daniel is too conspicuous.

"Who chose me? Such a good opportunity, not looking for Toms, but actually looking for me? ”

"It's a Chinese American, I had a brief conversation with him, and he said that he had seen your "Campus Blues", and he felt that you had an inner and strength that belonged to the Oriental. God, I didn't see much of it. ”

"Is he a second-generation immigrant or a third-generation?"

"I don't know, but he's obviously very smart, Chinese directors must start with oriental elements, and Ann and John Wu both started with Chinese elements." Kusa seemed to have a good impression of the Chinese student, "You do have some research on China, and you also have Chinese ancestry, maybe this is what made him resonate with you." ”

"Oh, Kusa—can you not be so disgusting."

"Okay, but you're in a very serious state right now, and I have confidence in you, but not in him. If he can't beat the short films with big-name actors, you're in trouble. ”

Daniel is very strange, in this case, Kusa can use his busy schedule as an excuse to refuse, after all, he is not an important person, and it is not incomprehensible to want to avoid those big people, but Kusa does not.

"Refusal? Daniel, this is a crisis, but also an opportunity, "Gladiator" will not be released for half a year, and the doubts about you may continue, if you can perform well in this competition at the end of May at USC, you can slap them hard, and no one can say cool things before your movie is released, or use acting as an excuse to discredit you. Jossen Zhu is a good young man, he has won many awards from USC, and he seems to be quite talented. It's worth taking the risk. ”

"Did he give you the script?"

"Not yet, there's still a week, and he didn't expect to invite you to star before, so he needs to make some changes."

"Then we'll talk about it when I get back to Los Angeles."

"Yes."

The two talked about the preparation of "Spy" again, and of course the earlier "Legally Blonde", the film has changed a lot, and the girl played by Witherspoon is of course still the absolute center of course, but the role of the male lead played by Daniel has increased significantly, which even makes Daniel worry about whether the movie will be a success as expected.

But he can't say don't give me more drama, and I hate giving more performances here unless he's crazy. Fortunately, the main line has not changed, and the charm of the movie should not be affected.

After a long conversation with Kusa, Daniel flipped through the script of "Pretty Woman", which is indeed a fascinating story, and it is no wonder that under the pursuit of horror opponents like "American Sweetheart" and "Jurassic Park 3", it can achieve excellent box office.

After a day's rest, Daniel regained his vitality.

After filming himself on the set, he will be back in Los Angeles in three days.

Then came USC, then the publicity work for "Legally Blonde" and "Gladiator", then went back to New Zealand to shoot the rest of the scenes, and finally went back to shoot "Spy", and it was busy flying.

When Daniel left New Zealand, everyone said goodbye briefly, Christopher Lee, who played Saruman, gave him a few rock discs, Ian said that he would take Daniel to "rock" when he returned, and after Viggo's explanation, Daniel understood another meaning of "rock" - looking for girls.

Flying back to Los Angeles from Wellington, at the airport he realized what the trouble was with what Cusa said.

The media and paparazzi who got the news of the flight were already waiting at the exit of the station, and of course there were some of his fans.

Kusa and Andy protected him, Daniel wore sunglasses and didn't say a word the whole time, and now he doesn't know the situation, and sometimes it's a big problem to talk casually.

Directly back at the Malibu residence, both Cusa and Andy went home first, and Andy didn't go home for months.

As expected, the next day's tabloids and the Internet began to have news of his return to Los Angeles.

The title is uniform.

Daniel returned to Los Angeles with a solemn expression and a silent expression.

"Worried? Daniel declined to be interviewed. ”

"Nova Fall? The time has come to see the real chapter. ”

There was hardly anything good, and even an old friend like the Los Angeles Times couldn't give a positive review, and a small piece of them was as objective as possible, with the headline "USC Short Film Contest Youngest Participant - Daniel, Back in Los Angeles."

Entertainment news asks them to find the breaking point.

The youngest participant means the least trustworthy participant, the one who is most likely to fail - so, Daniel is about to fail.

That's how the logic of the entertainment industry comes from.

Daniel's fans struggled, and IMDB, bloggers, including LAH, all responded angrily with "wait and be surprised".

But what I got was basically a joke, "I'm ready to be surprised -- that's too bad." ”

"He doesn't deserve his current status at all, oh my God, millions of dollars, is it true that all the money in Hollywood is blown by the wind? MGM has broken the jar and broken. ”

……

One of WME's and UTA's offices is also looking at this.

Philip kept his cool after Daniel took away "Spy", and now Daniel is no longer a small person who can do it at will, and even if the resources at his disposal are not as good as his, there will be no decisive gap.

This is Hollywood, which is extremely unfair, but whoever is in the limelight has the right to speak for the time being, which is the reality.

Philip didn't do anything, but this was a great opportunity from God.

Daniel Sandler and Matt Damon will meet at the USC Short Film Contest, and they will regret "Spy", a Brooks hot dog boy who has not grown hair, and it is time to know that he is not the one who is favored by God.

Matt Damon is not so emotional about the loss of "Spy", because at least he still has the Rohan series in hand, although he is not as good as George Clooney and Brad Pitt, but working with a super big name is a necessary way to move up the super big list. Judging from the movie, they are the three protagonists.

But his interest in Daniel grew even stronger, and he heard the young man's name many times, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel...... It seems that Philip's eyes have been on this man, ever since he won the battle with Joaquin Phoenix and won Gladiator.

Sometimes Matt begins to wonder if Philip offended Daniel or Kusa Damon, otherwise why the other party always doesn't deal with them, but think about it, there are so many effective resources in Hollywood, and what suits Daniel is often suitable for them, and competition is inevitable.

Compared to Philip's sharpening of the knife, Tracy Jacobs is a little melancholy.

She does have several big-name contracts in her hands, but not all of them are hers, CAA has set a precedent, big-name stars are keen to put their eggs in several baskets, in addition to Johnny Depp, she has Hudson Ford and Gwyneth have other agents.

If Daniel had stayed in her hands at that time, maybe she would have another potential trump card at this time.

This time, Johnny Depp will also participate, and two people who know each other well may have a competition.

Of course, Tracy never believes that Johnny Depp will lose, but no one is really asking Daniel to be on the same level as these seniors, although some of those behind the scenes may not think so. As long as Daniel is not good enough, there will be no fewer people attacking him.

This young man is going to be put to the test.

Drake Lane and Ridley Scott thought so, and there was now a topic of conversation among old friends – Mr. Daniel Sandler. Of course, they know about a move, such as Daniel taking "Spy Heavy" and killing Matt Damon.

"He's a bit of an evil guy indeed." Ridley is in the process of finishing the post-production of Gladiator, and Daniel's standout performance has really made him appreciate the talented actor more and more. His next new film, "Black Hawk Down", was also expected to work with Daniel, but in the end, after evaluation, he chose Josh Hartnett - also a newcomer, but not as overly popular as Daniel.

"I have a deep understanding." Draco has also seen Daniel's news a lot lately, all sorts of things, brought back by Melissa.

For more than a year, Daniel has been creating one suspense after another, which will soon be revealed one by one.

"Dare to accept Steven's invitation, he is indeed full of confidence in himself."

"What do you think? Compare to Brad, George, Matt, etc. ”

Ridley thought about it for a moment, "In the role of Commodius, maybe he will be the most perfect for the table." But for other works, it's hard for me to judge, some people are suitable for one role but not necessarily all roles, with his performance in "Campus Blues", I'm afraid there is still a distance from these big stars. ”

"But he won 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Spy'."

"The Lord of the Rings, it should still be because of his appearance, don't you know about the elf incident? That's a mess. If I were Peter, I would choose him. As for "Spy", I've heard that he does a good job, but Daniel and his agent eventually convinced a few key people that is the most important reason. No one knows how they did it. ”

Moving Frank with a dream, convincing Tony with a match, softening the globe with promotional value, and winning over Doug Liman with acting and character matching, this is what Daniel and Kusa did, so they succeeded, which Draco and Ridley did not know.

"This time, he's really having a hard time."

"He is still young, and what belongs to him will belong to him after all."