Chapter 10: Three Calls = Hollywood

Daniel and Tracy had lunch together, UTA, which was still a junior among several Hollywood agencies, was founded in 1991 and was a kid compared to the CAA in 1975 and the WME a little earlier.

Even though the kid had recently dug into the corner of the CAA, it still looked too thin.

Because it's small, the news spreads very quickly, and the gossip about Tracy having lunch with a super handsome guy for half a day is well known.

Melissa is also hot there, of course, but she doesn't talk much.

……

Daniel returned to the rental house a little tired.

Lately, his neighbors have had more opportunities to meet with him, and from time to time he can see the blonde girl from Chicago, who is convex and backwards.

If it were any other time, Daniel would not mind a beautiful encounter, he was not a lover himself, and he had never been in love and married in his two lives combined. But Tracy had just "built up" that he wasn't too promiscuous, and he had been quite tired lately.

So, beautiful girl, go to your bald producer, he has a character there, and a little matchstick.

Daniel thought viciously.

This period of time simply dazzled him, first the character who fell from the sky, and then a big agent with a big star of A coffee, and a brokerage contract.

He had to wonder if the world had something to do with him.

But it was also true that he was physically and mentally exhausted, and Daniel undressed and went into the bathroom, where hot steam enveloped his body.

Bell bell bell ......

The old and shabby phone rang unwillingly.

Daniel had to come out wrapped in a towel to answer the phone, his hair still dry, and drops of water running down his smooth muscles.

"This is Daniel."

"Of course I know it's you, the gentleman whose heart was eaten by dogs."

Daniel was stunned for a moment, but soon a wave of joy welled up.

"Mark, why are you going to call me."

"Do you expect you to call me?" Mark was clearly furious.

Daniel was lying comfortably on the couch, "Okay, okay, it's my fault, I just thought it would be better for you to see me in the cinema, wouldn't that be cool?" ”

Mark Vaughn, a friend of Daniel and David, was a middle school and elementary school classmate. It was only later that Mark's father made a fortune speculating in the stock market, and the family moved to Seattle to live with his grandfather.

Although the next two sides developed very differently, Mark was admitted to Stanford University, and Daniel and David could only mix and dress in a hot dog shop, but the relationship between them did not dissipate.

Apparently, this time Mark learned about Daniel's movements from David.

"Danny, can you come to Stanford to see me?" Mark just pretended to be angry, and after Daniel begged for mercy, he naturally let him go, "We haven't seen each other in two years. ”

"Oh, Mark, it's a coincidence, I was just going to sign an agent, Johnny Depp, you know? The same agent as him. ”

"It's frustrating," Mark said in a low tone, "I'm too busy working on a piece of software, or I'd be in Los Angeles." Oh, by the way, who did you just say? Johnny what? Sorry, I haven't heard of it. But it sounds like a big star. ”

Daniel Mo rubbed his forehead and said to a computer man that Hollywood stars are a bit unreliable.

The two had to regretfully postpone their meeting, but both described their work to each other with great interest, and it sounded like they were both very interested in their brother's career.

But, God knows what HTML is and what XML is, Daniel just responded with the excited Mark. But when he tells the story of Universal City, Mark also seems a little absent-minded.

Well, before the dawn came, the two ended the call contentedly.

However, it wasn't Daniel's last phone call of the night.

Ellie Rattle called Daniel just after the clock struck 12 o'clock.

When Daniel picked it up, it was Ellie's crying voice on the other side.

His first reaction was not that Ellie was stimulated by anything, but that he wondered if he had been crying in the middle of the night.

"Ellie? Ellie? You okay? ”

Daniel tried to keep his voice as gentle and cautious as possible.

I cried intermittently for twenty minutes on the other end of the phone.

"Ellie, where are you, do you need to get out for a drink?" It wasn't until Ellie's voice stopped that Daniel spoke again.

"Daniel," Ellie's tone was full of weakness, "I just got the heroine of a new movie. ”

Daniel was stunned, and he responded with some hesitation, "Isn't this good news?" ”

"But I got it in exchange for that damn producer, who was older than my dad, and it was disgusting. But the agent told me that if I refused, it would be impossible to get this opportunity, and there were a lot of girls lined up to get his bed. Oh it's incredible, my grandmother's granddaughter actually traded for a role by going to bed with someone, and oh my God, if she knew, she would have jumped out of the cemetery. ”

Ellie started crying again.

Daniel didn't know how to comfort her.

Today he had just heard from Tracy that the black Hollywood was clear, but after all, it was not his own experience, and he had not experienced it yet. But Ellie's phone call completely ruined Mark's good mood for the call.

This hard-working, hopeful, young girl has finally taken this step.

So many people in Hollywood are following this path that it doesn't even have to be covered up, and if a female star enters the director's or producer's room, isn't that normal.

Ellie sobbed and talked about her mental journey, how angry she was when her agent sued her, how incredible she felt, but when she saw some unpopular female celebrities trying to recommend their own pillows, she was confused. Don't these people have any self-love, and are willing to accompany those bald guys who are older than their fathers for a role?

Her agent spoke to her, and the content was not much different from what Tracy had said. But when it comes to girls, it's a lot more specific, because there are so many examples. For example, a certain female star once accompanied almost the entire crew in order to add drama and make herself more brilliant.

Every Hollywood rookie has this lesson. It's just that Tracy taught her early, and Ellie's agent didn't tell her about it until the end of the day.

"Ellie, I really don't know how to tell you," there was silence on the phone, and Daniel knew he had to speak, or he might lose this friend, "but it's better not to regret it, and try not to doubt yourself." ”

"You know what I mean? No matter what you do, even if it's murder and arson, you have moral and legal things that need to be borne, but what you do is what you do, and you can't turn back, so don't spend extra unwanted love for it. ”

"Ellie, everyone is entitled to choose their own path, you just ...... Trade what you have for what you want, as long as you feel it's worth it, even if you don't think it's worth it but you've done it, then don't torture yourself about it. ”

"Girl, you just want to be a little more successful."

Daniel finished with the same tone as a priest. He hopes to save Ellie from his confusion, and he hopes that he can be rescued.

There was still silence on the phone, and if it weren't for the sobbing sound coming from there, he would have wondered if Ellie was asleep.

"Thank you, Danny, thank you."

Daniel breathed a sigh of relief, "Listen, Ellie, go get some sleep and take care of every role, and you'll make it." ”

When Daniel lay back in bed, he was exhausted.

Mark's enthusiasm for those cold computer jargon made him more and more envious. He even had a slight doubt that he was right to choose to re-enter the industry. But soon the sprout was strangled to death by him.

Yes, don't doubt yourself, don't doubt your choices.

Keep moving forward, only keep moving forward!

Daniel took a deep breath and buried his head in the large pillow.

And the phone rang again.