Chapter 184: Audition
"Kobe, I think this is good! This is good! ”
"No, next."
"No, you don't understand! You taste, you carefully taste! "An office in Hollywood, which has been taken over by Jack Nelson, serves as an audition for Kobe Bryant's upcoming movie.
At this time, Kobe Bryant and Nelson sat next to each other, and a lady was stumbling over the script.
"No, it's stupid."
"You don't understand! Lines can be dubbed and synthesized in later stages! It's hard to find this kind of big wave girl! ”
"Big waves? Aren't there many ladies with this hairstyle? "It was the 1990s, and it was a time when a lot of Western women liked to have long curly hair.
"It's not hair! Not hair! Forget it, how can you understand this hairy boy. Nelson collapsed in his seat in an instant, and he couldn't tell Kobe Bryant clearly.
"Jack, I don't know what you're talking about. Funds are limited. ”
Then Kobe Bryant raised his voice.
"Thank you, ma'am, please put down the script and let you know if we need it, next!"
"Kobe, I'm your fan! Can you sign me? Over here. ”
"I'm sorry, I'm not your fan. Security guard! ”
"Cut!" The lady with the big wave hairstyle shook Kobe Bryant's eyes and walked out of the audition room left and right.
"Damn, who are these people?" Bryant rubbed his forehead, a morning had passed, and he hadn't found a single actress who met the bill.
What a waste of my training time!
Nelson had the word salted fish written on his head, and he didn't have the spirit to tease Kobe Bryant.
Both of them got up at 5 o'clock and arrived in Hollywood at 7 o'clock to start auditioning, and even Kobe Bryant was a little tired, not to mention Nelson, who was not athletic.
"What kind of actor do you want?"
"Ordinary, ordinary, the closer to life, the better."
"God forbid! This kind of girl won't come to Hollywood! ”
The two of them struggled and continued the audition, and Kobe Bryant gradually mastered the rhythm of the audition process from unfamiliar to familiar.
"Hello, can we come in?" A soft voice came.
"Please come in."
Kobe Bryant's eyes lit up! This one has a play.
"Hello, I'm Julia Taylor."
"Hey! Kobe, this one is not bad either. Nelson came to his senses and secretly tugged at Kobe Bryant's clothes.
"Please give us a brief introduction." Bryant glanced at Nelson with disdain, then said to the auditioner.
Julia Taylor quickly talked about her resume, she was born in 67 and just turned 30 this year, graduated from the drama department of Yale University, and entered the film and television industry in 93, which is an advanced age for Hollywood, so it is not welcomed by the market. I have had some experience in supporting roles, but there are no outstanding achievements.
"Try the script."
Julia Taylor performed a frightened expression and action line, and Kobe Bryant nodded repeatedly.
"The shooting time is 5 days, the salary is 4,500 US dollars, no problem we can sign a contract." Kobe Bryant made a decision on the spot, and Julia Taylor perfectly met his requirements for a heroine, that is, a common fashionable lady in the Los Angeles area, beautiful but not excessive, giving people a sense of neighborly familiarity.
"No problem! Mr. Bryant, thank you for the opportunity! Julia Taylor was overjoyed, as an older woman with modest appearance, she was almost ready to leave Los Angeles and return to her hometown.
Especially the part-time actor Jack Nelson, even if the director is a scumbag, she believes that this movie will be good.
The fact that the filming time is so short and that she can find the next job immediately after filming is very attractive to her.
Life is not easy, Julia Taylor is only surviving in the cracks, and the high rent in Los Angeles makes her a little unable to persevere.
The two sides quickly settled the contract matters, which Jack Nelson was good at, and let his assistant finalize the signing after it was completed.
The female protagonist is done, and the next thing is the male protagonist.
Compared with the heroine, the male protagonist has more scenes, and he needs to be screened more.
The male protagonist needs to create a curious and bold personality, with a strong body, but it will not make people feel detached from reality.
If you need to give the American audience a sense of substitution, then the character must be tough.
This degree is very difficult to grasp, but when Kobe Bryant meets someone, the problem is solved.
"Kobe, I'm your fan." A man with an Australian accent and a three-seven-haired style greeted Kobe Bryant with some trepidation.
He is an Australian opera singer who recently came to the United States and wanted to make a change and start in the film and television industry.
"Hello, please introduce yourself." Bryant looked at this face with some familiarity, but he was not quite sure.
"My name is Hugh Jackman..."
"Wait! Your name is Hugh Jackman??? The name finally gave Bryant an impression that although Hugh Jackman now does not have a beard, the angular facial features are still eye-catching.
"Yes, what's the matter?" Hugh Jackman looked surprised as to why Bryant reacted so much when he heard his name.
I'm just a little opera singer in Australia, and I've never heard that Kobe Bryant likes opera?
Hugh Jackman has auditioned several times lately and was eventually eliminated, and he is also a little discouraged.
Do you want to go back to opera? He often fell into this kind of self-doubt, and when he saw Jack Nelson's audition announcement, he immediately signed up, ignoring the fact that the director was actually an 18-year-old high school basketball star.
The last audition, if it doesn't work, go back to your old job!
Hugh Jackman came to the audition with that spirit.
"No problem, it's just that I have a friend who has the same name as you." Bryant smiled and sat down.
"What a coincidence."
"That's right, it's such a coincidence. Sorry for interrupting you, please continue to introduce yourself. ”
"I'm an opera singer from Australia, graduated in journalism from the University of Technology Sydney, and subsequently studied comedy at the WA Academy for Performing Arts."
"Have you ever worked in the film and television industry?" Kobe Bryant just casually asked, and he planned to sign the future Wolverine.
"Yes, I starred in Correlli...
Kobe Bryant hadn't heard of the TV series, but that didn't prevent him from giving Wolverine an appreciative look.
"Okay, please try the script."
Hugh Jackman closed his glasses and brewed emotion. Then a performance was launched, which vividly expressed the characters in the script.
"Bang bang." Kobe Bryant and Jack Nelson applauded at the same time.
"Good guy, this is good acting." Jack Nelson has been slumped to the side in a daze since the actress audition ended
Hugh Jackman's performance finally made him energetic.
"Sign the contract." Bryant pulled out a pen and paper.
Everything is in place for movie shooting, wait for the last 40+, and start shooting!