"Don't think about it so much, how long have you been a full-fledged actor? Even if you do well in a stage play in school, it's not film and television after all, and it's not a career. So, all you need now is time, take on a few more roles, work with more well-known directors, and slowly you will grasp the main point, and you are very good at grasping the main point, aren't you? Galen, who was slowly slicing the turkey, said without raising his head.

"I know, it's just ......" Sean, who was sitting at the table, sighed with his chin propped up.

Well, Galen is right, it's a matter of time, he's only been an actor for a year, and he doesn't have that actor to enter the circle to play the leading role in the hands of a well-known director. In fact, the reason why he is in a hurry about this is mostly because the release date of "Talented Ripley" is getting closer and closer, and there is less than a month left after Thanksgiving.

Although Sean's instinct told him all the time that the movie would be excellent, after all, it was the first time in his past and present life, and it was understandable that he would be nervous and worried. This is like "Friends", which I participated in before, on the second day after the broadcast, I suffered all kinds of suffering, I wanted to know the result but I didn't dare to collect information, it was easy to try, and I was immediately discouraged when I saw that I didn't have a good evaluation.

It's just that the influence of movies is much greater than that of TV, plus the filming of another movie has ended, and there is no need to concentrate, etc., so he began to sigh early. Will the audience like themselves? You must know the precedent of many movies being good, but the characters are hated, will the previous scandals have any impact? What will the critics say?

In addition, when "The Genius Ripley" held a test screening, "The Grim Reaper is Coming" was about to be closed, and Sean also knew that Weinstein didn't like him very much, so he didn't go, so he didn't have a more intuitive impression. Frederick did go, and when he returned, he said that the film was good, and many viewers gave it good reviews, although a few questions were raised, but Minghella had already begun to correct it. However, Sean has reservations about this, because many media outlets don't think so, and they are all well-known media outlets.

"With an inexperienced newcomer as the leading actor, will it be Anthony? Minghella's biggest mistake, he should have considered acting more Haode actors, and Hollywood has no shortage of such actors, but he just found a newcomer who has only played a supporting role in a popular TV series, and he is a newcomer who has just been in the industry for less than a year. This obviously affects the quality of the film, no matter how good this newcomer is, maybe there is something about Minghella that he likes, but for the whole movie, it will do more harm than good. This is an article in The Hollywood Reporter, which simply means that Sean has neither qualifications nor popularity as a newcomer, and it is a big risk to use him as the leading actor.

Because of the previous scandal with Gwyneth, Sean is finally more well-known in the media than he was in "Friends" before, at the cost of most of his previous experiences being turned over. Participated in the battle between Reece and Stevenson, was favored by the crew of "Friends", participated in the audition for the actor in "The Talented Ripley" and then impressed Minghella, etc., I have to say that he is lucky, at least so far, no one has found out about his age.

Then, he began to be cynicized by the media, well, the word is somewhat inappropriate, to be precise, to be despised. At first, there were many ill-intentioned speculations, and the scandal with Gwyneth was that he was destined to be exposed in order to hype himself, and after he did not respond for a long time, and Miramax and Paramount successfully implicated the hype problem in "The Genius Ripley", they began to criticize the film again.

Reviews like The Hollywood Reporter are already haode, and some freelance writers are even meaner, with an article in the Los Angeles Times going like this: "We all know that many directors like to use non-professional actors in the lead role, such as in a movie about a mechanic, using a real mechanic who has never acted before to play the male lead, on the grounds that they know better than the actors what the life of a mechanic is like, and the directors call this behavior real. Even if their male lead looks stiff and awkward on the big screen. Anthony? As a British director, Minghella was obviously somewhat influenced by this view, and after the success of "The English Patient", he wanted to be so shiyan, so he found a man and Tom? Ripley's amateur actor is playing the male lead, and is he still the same as Gwyneth, one of the heroines? There is a scandal in Paltrow. ”

This description seems prosaic but actually vicious, and he equates Sean with those amateur actors who perform awkwardly on the big screen in just a few words. In addition to that, "And Tom? Ripley's amateur actor" is a pun, making people associate Sean with Ripley's unscrupulous guy who is twisted by desire, and the scandal with Gwyneth is the most haode proof.

Sean turned over and over again and didn't recall that he and the signed name Wells? What kind of conflict does Norton's guy have to use such words to belittle himself, even though he has already experienced the baptism before the broadcast of "Friends", Frederick has repeatedly warned him that there may be many attacks before the movie is released, but it is still very uncomfortable to see this.

Unfortunately, he has no way to fight back now, and even if he protests, he has received widespread support, and the newspapers will use the words "the views of the writers do not represent theirs" to push them away. This trick is actually very shameless, and the fact that this article can be published itself represents their recognition to a certain extent.

In short, protests are ineffective, and may even be ridiculed, this kind of attack is too common in Hollywood, not to mention that Sean is now lacking in popularity and almost no one will respond, so he can only choose to ignore it, and at the same time focus on how to improve his acting skills.

"If you can't find it easy, you can go to some theater companies and see if there are any stage roles, and Fred should be able to find them, or just ask him to find you a new job." Galen, who had cut the turkey, placed the plate in front of Sean.

"Forget it, I still have a new contract to fulfill in another week," Sean shook his head, "Don't worry, this is just a temporary annoyance, I'll adjust my mentality, it's a big deal to go out for a walk, Vancouver hasn't finished shopping last time." ”

"Weishenme isn't going back to San Francisco?" Galen suddenly asked, "This seems like your second Thanksgiving you've had outside, right?" ”

"Yes, I know, I have my own arrangements." Sean immediately changed the subject.

"Okay, okay," Galen didn't talk about it, because the two of them lived relatively close, so they knew a little bit about the affairs of Sean's family, "So, let's talk about my business." ”

"What's the matter?" Sean puts a slice of turkey meat in his mouth.

"I think you're going to have to change someone to be your assistant, Sean." Galen thought about it, but chose to be straightforward.

Sean immediately blushed a little and had a thick neck, not because he was angry, but because Galen said this, he just swallowed the chicken in his mouth, so he got stuck in it, and he couldn't get up or down, and he almost couldn't even get out of breath.

After a few hammers in the chest, the chicken finally slid down, and after coughing a few times, Sean asked, "Why did you say this suddenly?" ”

"Don't get me wrong, Sean, I'm not saying you're not being treated well, but it's a bit too much." Galen shrugged, "You see, I'm in charge of your three meals a day, and I'm going to take care of you on set, and I'm going to drive and run errands for you, and I'm going to watch the two pets and take care of the house, and so on. I used to live in an apartment over there, but now that I've moved here, I'm a little too busy. ”

As he spoke, he pointed around, the restaurant alone was one-third the size of the previous apartment, not to mention the entire house, not to mention the two floors.

Sean's luck was good, no reporter bothered him before "The Grim Reaper is Coming" was closed, so he moved after getting the rest of the salary. Despite the commissions, taxes, and support, he was barely a millionaire, so he rented a villa in Beverly Hills.

About a few hundred square feet in size, with a pool and a small garden, about a dozen or so rooms, all furnished, and the rent is in the early 10,000s a month, which is considered an intermediate level in Beverly Hills.

Since Galen came, Sean has handed over all these to him, and now the place where he lives has become several times larger, and he is indeed relatively busy.

"You see, you can find a cleaner for the cleaning of the house, I can take care of Bock and Lucy, you only need to communicate with the crew and help with some chores as before, in fact, there is no change from before." Sean thought for a moment, "Of course, if you feel that the salary is a little low, I can ......"

"It's not about the money, Sean," Galen interrupted, and a little unpleasant, "as long as you need it, even if the salary is only half of what you are now, or even not a cent, I will come over to help you, we are friends." But, Sean, I need time, I need time to plan for the future, to achieve my ideals. When I'm in Los Angeles, I still have time to shiyan and cook more dishes, but going out on location basically revolves around you. Moreover, it is not so easy to be your assistant, you have to think about a lot of things for you, you have to be a mouthpiece between you and the crew, you have to observe the movements of the crew for you, and you can help if necessary, just like driving away Hoberg, Fred guy is a little arrogant, but he also taught me a lot of things. You trust me, of course I have to be worthy of your trust, but my ability is still slightly insufficient, and I have to give up a lot of things to do well, which I can't do. ”

Speaking of this, he sighed and spread his hands a little helplessly and embarrassed.

Sean touched his chin, not angry or displeased, just thoughtful: "Okay, so what are you going to do?" ”

"Driving, running errands, cooking, housekeeping, that's all." Galen thought for a moment, "Of course, I can also help in other areas if I need to. ”

"Okay, I'll think about it, but until then, you'll have to keep being my assistant." Sean thought for a few minutes and then said, "However, in terms of salary, I may have to cut it in half. ”

Galen was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't know what to say, and then Sean hahadaxiao got up: "I'm kidding." ”

Galen, who was put on the table, suddenly rolled his eyes.