Don't be him, don't be him. Sean, who was holding the phone, said nervously in his heart. Finally, the phone rang, and when a voice came from there, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, Laura, it's me...... Yes, of course, xiexie. Sean said this, and at the same time leaned sideways on the public phone booth in a different position, and pulled the rope in his hand to prevent the excited Poke from running around.

"Hi Mom, how are you? I'm fine, really, I can take care of myself. I got triple my salary today, and the boss, although he likes to swear, is still a good person in nature...... Of course, it certainly can't be compared to home, but it's a completely different experience...... No, no, Mom, let's not talk about this, okay? …… haode, I see...... Well...... I'll make a decision on a case-by-case basis...... Haode, I love you too, Zaijian. ”

After ending the call with his mother and hanging the microphone back, Sean sighed. Looking around, it was basically dark, and the street lights were on early.

"Hey, Pock, come back, it's time for us to go." He tugged at the rope and whined twice, and though he jumped into his arms, he seemed reluctant.

"Don't worry, tomorrow weekend, you can go wherever you want." Sean touched its head and said, "We say haode, don't we?" If I'm on the phone, I have to spend less time shopping. ”

No way, it's not that he doesn't want to use a mobile phone, it's only 1998, and there are still two or three years before mobile phones are completely popularized, and now a Nokia 5110 mobile phone costs at least $900, and other brands only cost $700 to $800.

As for extending the time you can walk your dog...... Sean, who was holding Poke, carefully looked at the surrounding streets again, and there was nothing suspicious, and immediately strode towards his apartment.

He lives in the west not far from downtown Los Angeles, which is known as the Westlake District because of a small lake nearby, and most importantly, it has the largest homeless population in Los Angeles.

Just by hearing the name, you can know what the level of law and order is, and this is the case in the United States, where there is a clear distinction between the slum kiln and the rich area, usually just one street away, and there is constant robbery and calm there.

Fortunately, Sean's apartment is not far from West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, and it is close to Route 106, so it is much safer than near West Lake. Even so, he wasn't going to be out there after 9 o'clock, and he didn't want to be held to the head at gunpoint by a or Mexican.

"InrestlessdreamsIwalkalone, Narrowstreetsofcobblestone......" After returning to the apartment and taking a shower, Sean, who was wearing only a pair of boxers and a bare upper body, sat on the old sofa, playing the guitar and singing a cappella.

Paul? Simon and Art? Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" is one of his favorites, and he always plays and sings to himself whenever he has time, and the beautiful melody and lyrics that complement each other are very comfortable. Of course, there is another reason why he can't forget this song, and I won't say what it is now.

Sean sings very well, and with the same good guitar accompaniment, it has a bit of the original flavor. You know, although he wasn't much of a celebrity in high school, he was also a generalist, participated in clubs, performed at school anniversaries, played basketball guard, dated cheerleaders, and almost won the championship at the prom, but ......

"I'm still a little impulsive, although I'm a human being in two lives." After singing a song, he sat for a moment, and Sean grabbed his head and sighed, "You should make a jihua, even if you may not need it." ”

This is a habit in the previous life, no matter what you do, you have to be prepared, and a hot-headed person like this life running to Los Angeles to live independently was completely unthinkable in the previous life.

Well, it can't be said that he also made some preparations, such as getting the current car for $2,000 through his mother, and the Ford, which has been used for 15 years but has a good appearance and performance, has already prepared some savings, but unfortunately it seems that this is not enough now, the most obvious point is that he should get a credit card before leaving.

In his previous life, Sean was a very ordinary Chinese young man, born in a small town, also called Sean - of course, not at first, at the beginning, the big name Xiao Zhenhua.

However, when he was very young, his mother abandoned the family and ran away, and his father also died after he was 15 years old, and he worked outside for a long time, so he was basically raised by the community, and in order to remember this, he changed his name, and he wanted to be more foreign, Zuihou changed it to Sean.

Although his life experience is a little miserable, he is no different from ordinary people in other aspects, there are no adventures and no character explosions. After going to high school on a work-study basis and attending a third-rate university, Sean went to work for a small company that made headphones and microphones, which was very uneventful until a few years later.

He worked the night shift for several days in a row, and was making up for sleep in a rented house, and slept to death because of overwork, so when he realized that something was wrong and coughed and wanted to get up, the house was already full of smoke. And then, maybe just a moment, maybe countless times later, he was born in 1980 in a San Francisco family, from Sean to Sean? Don - Loosely speaking, sean is not wrong to translate as Sean.

It's a solid and kind family, father Tony? Don was a very dignified man, with a quarter of Chinese ancestry—this was San Francisco, after all. Mother Alice? Originally from New York, Don is gentle and generous, with an elegant demeanor and is very popular in the community. And sister Liana? Tang is serious and old-fashioned on the surface, but he is quite lively in private.

It's just that in the past life there were problems in the past life, and in this life there are troubles in this life. The most obvious point is that Sean has a bad relationship with his father, and he will run to Los Angeles alone after high school, and not wanting to live with his father is the biggest reason.

It's a pity that he underestimated the difficulties of living independently, so much so that now he has fallen to the point where it seems that the reborn has the advantage of foresight, and it seems easy to make money, but in reality it is unlikely. Although memory does not really disappear from the mind, if it is not impressive or forgotten, it will take a lot of time to remember it again, but also a lot of stimulation.

Even so, if it's not something that impresses, it's a piece of it that comes to mind.

Therefore, ordinary people like Sean can't bring much advantage after being reborn, and it is more likely to be an afterthought. For example, when he realized that he could buy some Microsoft stock and wait for it to appreciate, it was already past the price of Chinese cabbage.

Although he spent all his savings in '96 and went to China, he exchanged the remaining almost $200 for Microsoft stock, and when he sold it in '98, he got $1,000 after deducting taxes, which was not as much as he earned from his summer job, and Zuihou had to borrow some from a friend to scrape together enough cash to go to Los Angeles after buying a car.

Of course, this does not mean that he is mediocre, in fact, thanks to the blessing of his previous life, Sean's intuition is quite sensitive. For example, at the end of April 92, the school organized students to go to Los Angeles for extracurricular activities, and Sean always felt that something unpleasant would happen, so he made an excuse not to go, and persuaded a few friends not to go, so he was lucky to avoid the riot, instead of being stuck on the highway for a night like others.

But in any case, he didn't admit defeat so easily, so he suddenly jumped up from the couch, waved his hand violently, and whispered to someone who was not in front of him: "Try it!" ”

"Hello, I'm Sean? Don, me and Frederick? Mister Rogers has a date. Talking to the young girl at the front desk, Sean looked down the hall.

It's bright and neat, the plants in the corners are just right, and you can clearly see the street scene of Beverly Hills through the glass door, and there are well-dressed people coming in and out from time to time, which is indeed a bit of the grandeur of a large company.

"Haode, Mr. Tang, please go up to the third floor, the fifth interval on the left side of the elevator is Mr. Rogers' position." The young girl said this immediately after the phone call.

She is about in her early 20s, dressed in a gray profession, with long brown silky hair, and her facial features are not bad, although her smile is a bit professional, but a few freckles on her face make her very cute.

"Xiexie," Sean nodded, then pointed to her ear again, "you know, I think you should change your earrings, a brighter pair of earrings." ”

"Oh?" The young girl looked at him with some surprise and curiosity.

"Although your skin tone is a little dark, it is very healthy and beautiful, but the earrings should not choose a color similar to the skin tone, so the skin tone will be dark in contrast."

"Really?" She asked, surprised, leaning a little back.

"Well, at least that's what I think." Sean raised his hands in a calm face.

The young girl immediately realized something, sat up straight, coughed a little shyly, and quickly changed to a businesslike tone: "I know, xiexie you." ”

After a pause and another look at him, she lowered her voice again: "My name is Sarah, Sarah?" Rivertt. ”

"Nice to meet you, Sarah, see you later." Sean nodded, whistled in his heart, and walked to the elevator, in some ways, the past life and this life were very different.

Coming to the third floor, Sean soon saw Frederick, who had stopped him on Friday afternoon, waving to himself not far away: "This way, Sean." ”

"Ha, I thought you'd have a separate office." Sean said this after walking to his cubicle and glancing at the clear glass offices.

He wasn't completely idle for two days on the weekend, since he decided to try it, he must do some more detailed investigations, maybe not if you are prepared, there are many unexpected things on Shijie, just like he underestimated the difficulty of living alone, but if he is not prepared, he will definitely not have a chance. If Sean hadn't purposefully saved money through Boy Scout activities since elementary school, or something else, let alone moving out on his own, he wouldn't even be able to afford a used car.

So, he has a general understanding of the profession of agent, in a sense, they are intermediaries, mainly for those celebrities, such as movie stars, TV stars, and sports stars, to find jobs or sell them.

For example, find the script they want, such as getting them a good role in a blockbuster, such as matching them with transfers, etc., and the agent generally takes a 10% commission from the customer's income.

It is worth mentioning that the agent and the manager are two different things, the former is mainly responsible for sales, and the latter is mainly for packaging image and planning business. At first, the two positions were actually one, but in the sixties and seventies, many agents ruined many celebrities in order to make money and ignored the development of customers, and it is said that Elvis himself suffered from it - and gradually separated, and in many cases the client's family acted as managers.

Not to mention these specifics, in general, agents who can have their own offices and assistants are excellent or have important clients in their hands, and maybe they are also partners in the company. And those who sit in those cubicles are naturally ordinary agents, and they are all ordinary actors in their hands, but it is these ordinary agents and ordinary actors who support the American film industry.