"Ha, big star, what's the matter with coming over today?" Frederick greeted with a smile and waved his hands exaggeratedly.

"You mean, if I'm okay, don't bother you, right?" Sean asked mockingly.

"Of course, I'm not just for you." The agent put on a serious face.

"Then I'd better leave." Sean shrugged and was about to turn away.

"Alright, Sean," the agent rolled his eyes, "no kidding, sit down and let's talk." ”

After the two sat down, without waiting for Sean to speak, Frederick asked first, "How are you doing, do you have any ideas?" ”

"That's exactly what I'm going to say," Sean nodded, "and after a few weeks of adjustments, we should try to move forward again." ”

"That's great, that's what I want to hear the most," Frederick immediately cried out, rubbing his hands together and looking a little excited, "So, what specific ideas do you have?" Or do I recommend a few scripts? ”

"I have an idea." Sean's eyes flickered a little when he said this, he pursed his lips and hesitated for a few seconds before he said in Frederick's hopeful gaze: "Fred, can you ...... Help me win the lead actor in "The Genius Ripley"? ”

Frederick blinked, and the corners of his mouth subconsciously twitched upward: "Sorry, can you say it again?" ”

"Can you help me win the lead actor in Ripley the Genius, Fred?" Sean said slowly, word by word.

It took about ten seconds for the agent to react, he moved the muscles on his face as if he wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh, Zuihou covered his face and rubbed it a few times and let out a sigh, only then he looked at him with some gritted teeth and asked, "Okay, genius, how are you going to convince Anthony?" Minghella, the big director who won the Oscar early last year! Let you, a young man who is only 18 years old and a little famous, and has no experience in film acting, play the leading role in a movie with an investment of more than $30 million and many big-name stars! ”

He stared at him fiercely, not stingy with harsh words, as if trying to wake him up from his delusions.

"Hmm......" Sean was unmoved, and after a moment's consideration, he then spoke, "First of all, I'm cheap, and as far as I know, the crew is worried about the lack of budget. Secondly, I had some experience, and in Year 11, the school's drama club had the ambition to rehearse something more profound, so they took Ms. Highsmith's "The Talented Ripley" and I played the lead role in it. It's a pity that they were already going to be on stage, but the school asked the club to change a play on the grounds that it was inappropriate, so it couldn't be officially performed. Of course, in addition to these, it is important that I have you as a broker. ”

"It's useless to pat my ass, Sean," Frederick said unceremoniously, "tell me, how did you come up with such a whimsical idea?" ”

"I met Dekkers? Roman. Sean thought about it and decided to tell the truth, "You should know him, right?" ”

"? Roman? About 40s, slightly chubby, a little bald? Frederick asked, thinking for a moment.

"Yes, that's him," Sean nodded, "I was in ...... before Following Eric at the party at Jennifer's house? Reece met with him, and he said he was working as an assistant to the director on the set of "The Talented Ripley." I didn't think much of it at the time, and then, I met him at the garage two days ago, and we had a conversation, and he started complaining because of the lack of budget given by Miramax, and the lack of a leading actor among the actors, so I realized that this could be an opportunity. ”

In fact, after hearing the name of "The Genius Ripley" at Jennifer's party, Sean had a vague feeling that this would be a good movie, and as he said before, his instincts have always been very sensitive. But he couldn't do anything at that time, and Reece only made a symbolic recommendation to him, and Roman politely declined.

After that, after the filming was completed, he had a lot more money on his hands again, although he didn't have enough money to buy a new car, and he didn't really want to rent a car, so he sent the second-hand Ford for maintenance. There Sean met Roman again, and he didn't see each other for a few days, and the other party looked a little haggard, and under Sean's deliberate words, the unsuspecting Roman came out with a lot of bitter water.

It turned out that "The Genius Ripley" was invested by Miramax and given more than 30 million, director and producer Anthony? Minghella found that something was not enough, but one of Miramax's bosses, Harvey? Weinstein didn't want to add it, so so far, the other actors have been chosen, but the actor has not yet been decided.

Sean immediately realized that this might be an opportunity, although he was no longer the hairy boy he used to be, and he knew some about the rules of this circle, but his intuition told him that if he could seize this opportunity, he would definitely soar into the sky. So, after much hesitation, he came to Frederick.

"What's going on in your head, Sean?" The agent continued to mock mercilessly, "Your advantage is nothing at all, don't forget, you are only 18 years old, you only have a little fame, this disadvantage is enough to make your so-called advantage turn into ashes." Not to mention, Hollywood is full of actors who are cheaper and more famous than you, weishenme they want to consider you as a newcomer? ”

Frederick knew more about "Talented Ripley" than Sean, otherwise how could he react quickly after Sean said his request. But the more this happened, the more it became clear to him that Sean was completely whimsical.

He leaned forward and began to nag again: "I don't want to repeat it anymore, Sean, you are very talented, you are lucky to have a good start now, look at how many newcomers, the first official role is a popular TV series, and there are still a lot of scenes, weishenme can't start from the most basic to do it?" ”

"Because the opportunity is right in front of you," Sean said very seriously, "the opportunity is always earned, this is what you told me, if you don't fight for it, there is nothing, otherwise how can I get the role of "Friends"?" ”

"You can get the role of Friends because of Eric's strong recommendation, and Eric will strongly recommend you because he wants to take a breath!" Frederick clenched his fists and seemed to be about to roar.

"Then let's think about it, Fred," Sean remained so calm, "if I hadn't shown enough strength, if I hadn't been respectful to his side, if you had told me this, if you hadn't made an effort to run outside, would Eric still recommend me in front of David?" If I couldn't show enough acting, would David let me go for that role? ”

The agent stopped talking.

"I'll admit, Fred, I had a lot of luck getting the role of Friends, but that shouldn't be a distraction from the hard work I've done with you." His eyes were bright, like that evening in a café, "I admit that the odds are too small this time, maybe less than one percent, but that's not a reason not to try." Remember what I told you? It's important to do your best, even if you fail, it's acceptable. Yes, there will definitely be people who will laugh at us for not being self-conscious, and there will definitely be people who will want to see our jokes, but, Fred, we have already done a miracle once, weishenme we can't do it again? ”

Frederick covered his face and glared at him, not speaking for a long time. Sean was not in a hurry, just looked at him calmly and calmly, still relying on the passage of time minute by minute.

"It's Christmas and New Year's soon, and at least half a month is a holiday, so in this interval, I need you to read the book "Ripley the Genius" repeatedly," the agent finally spoke, "I need you to give full play to your talent and design some acting methods according to the character of the male protagonist, just like last time, although I didn't use it last time, it doesn't mean that I won't use it this time." Of course, I will also collect as much information as possible and provide you with the first time. ”

"Xiexie you, Fred." Sean, who squeezed his fist slightly, said in a grateful tone.

"You're crazy, I'm crazy," Frederick rolled his eyes, "and I'm starting to wonder if signing you was the right decision in the first place." ”――

After the incident with the crew of "Everyone Loves Raymond", Sean began to like his agent more and more, maybe at first he was just an ordinary white-collar worker who kept his distance from himself and wanted to make some achievements, but now he is his friend. They all have goals to work towards, they all have their own persistence, and they all have the strength to not admit defeat, maybe Frederick gave up at one time, but now he has found it back.

So, when this matter was settled, Sean immediately began to prepare, he believed that Fred would not let him down, so he could not let the other party down.

For the next period of time, Sean insisted on going to USC to seize every opportunity to John? Harrington consulted while reading the purchased version of the novel "The Genius Praley" at home. Although there are definitely differences between the movie version and the novel version, the characters will not change much, which is enough for him to figure out.

When communicating with Harrington, they all agreed that acting skills or ability are always the foundation of an actor, and only if strength is enough, nothing else can play a role. Of course, Hollywood does have many idols, but after all, this is a castle built on the beach, once it loses popularity and does not want to transform it, then wait to be forgotten.

That hasn't changed since the Christmas holidays came - oh, at least a little bit, after the college holidays were completely over, Sean simply snuggled up at home, designing all kinds of tones, movements, and details for the book's Ripley. Anyway, he didn't plan to go back to San Francisco for the holidays, and he didn't have many friends here, so how could he do it if he didn't take advantage of it.

In addition, Sean often performs a one-man show in front of the mirror, showing all kinds of exaggerated or simple designs, and it is a shame that there is no one else in the apartment, otherwise he may call the police. Rao is like this, Polk is still quite afraid of his master for a few days, often hiding in the corner, and he is willing to come out carefully after Sean recovers a few times. But the little kitten, Lucy, seemed to be quite sluggish, and was still sleeping most of the time, and when she woke up, she ran to Sean regardless of it, rubbing his legs and meowing for caress and food.

This one is busy preparing, and the other is not idle, also working hard for miracles.