Chapter 909: Continuing the Frontier
"Mira, the body can move forward a little ......"
In an indoor studio in Hollywood, the Python Disaster actress audition was underway, and according to the requirements of the crew's cameraman, Mira, wearing ultra-short hot pants and a small white vest, spread her long legs and knelt on the fake plastic turf, "Like this? She leaned her upper body forward, her face tilted up, as if she was about to break through the wrap of her ultra-short hot pants at any moment.
A very seductive pose, she has been in the modeling industry since she was a child.
"Yes, very good, very good......"
The photographer adjusted the camera, then picked up the small camera around her neck and pressed the shutter around her, "Rain, I need to rain." β
"It's going to be a little cold." The staff next to him opened the special sprinkler canopy, and the 'heavy rain' fell from the top of Mira's head.
"It's okay, I'm just shooting a print advertisement." Mira smiled and shifted the angle of her face, firing at the camera and camera lenses.
Everyone in the studio, including her female agent, laughed, "You're a professional, Mira, but there's more to the audition." The casting director, a middle-aged, balding Latina stared straight at her chest.
"Hmm."
Mira glanced down, and the little white vest was already wet from the rain, gradually clinging to her body, and began to bulge herself.
Although she is used to it, she still sighed slightly in her heart, the disaster of the python is an R-rated horror film, anyway, the target audience is an adult group, according to the common practice of Hollywood, of course, you have to play with color in the movie by the way, and the second female is a good candidate.
Under the gaze of the men, she was calm, this scale is nothing, and the heroine of the fifth element also has similar requirements, and she wears even less.
"Alright, turn it off, get ready for the next section."
The cinematographer was finally satisfied, and the casting director got together and talked in a low voice.
When the rain stopped, the female agent hurriedly picked up Mira and wrapped her in a large towel she had prepared.
"Thank you." Mira wiped her soaked body and long hair up and down.
"Mr. Rocha...... Won't he come? The female agent took the opportunity to ask the staff next to her.
Luis Rocha, a Peruvian national treasure director, once directed the cannonball expert starring Stallone, a box office hit, and is the director of this python disaster.
The other party shook his head blankly, "Maybe it's been delayed by something." When the casting director heard this, he looked at his watch and said, "Don't worry, he'll watch the audition video." β
"Alright, let's get ready for the next scene." The photographer slapped and urged.
The line part audition was in the last round, and today it seems to be the test content of the body expression part, the progress is very rushed, and she doesn't even give time to touch up her makeup, Mira returned the towel to the female agent, pulled up her wet long hair casually, and walked to a corner of the studio.
"Found, frightened, frightened, and fled...... Remember all the scripts, right? The casting director asked.
"Of course." Mira nodded.
"OK, ready." The photographer unloaded the machine from the tripod and slung it on his shoulder, "Ready, wait, wait...... OKοΌActionοΌ β
As soon as he gave the order, Mira immediately got into the groove, the thumbs of both hands in the small pockets of her hot pants, her expression relaxed, and she walked around casually like an ordinary tourist.
'Smack! The male staff member on the side slapped his face.
She turned her head to look over, then her face contorted and froze in place as if she had seen some monster, and after a few seconds she let out a scream before running away.
The staff member was in hot pursuit after her.
'Ahh Yes! From time to time, she looked back, screamed, and then fell on the turf, curled up, and continued to scream and crawl backwards in a panic at the chasing 'monster', occasionally kicking at each other with her long legs.
"Cards!" The photographer called a halt.
"Very good, Miss Jovovich." The male staff member grinned and pulled her up.
"Thank you." Mira squeezed a smile out of him, and her attention was all on the cinematographer and casting director.
'Not bad...... Full marks for action handling...... Expression...... Lacking ......'
The staccato conversation reached her ears.
"Let's try again." The cameraman frowned and walked over to her and said, "The cottage scene in the script, remember?" β
"No problem."
She went to the corner again, it was still the same, anyway, she was playing the stereotypical female character who only screams in a rice-style horror movie, and as the staff slapped her slap again, her eyes widened to make herself look more frightened, and then she continued to run, screaming and running......
She fled all the way to the backdrop behind the turf, using it as a wall, and she hid her back and hands against the backdrop, breathing heavily, and poking her head over the 'corner' from time to time.
She acted very confidently in this section, because there was a similar scene in the script of the fifth element, she had practiced for a long time, and Luc Besson personally gave a lot of guidance.
"I didn't explain the details of the closing......
Unexpectedly, the casting director muttered to himself, "But...... Forget it, so be it, thank you for coming, Mira. He held out his hand.
"Why don't I do it again?" Mira shook hands with a reluctant proposal.
"It's okay, it's just a minor issue, the audition result may be a few days late, I will notify you later."
The casting director looked at his watch and announced, "That's all for today, let's get off work." β
It turned out that she was the last to audition, and the on-site staff cheered.
"Sitting at a nearby Italian restaurant?"
The casting director invited, "We are used to going there after work to fill our stomachs." β
"Nearby? Which one? Mira asked.
"Just across two streets, the one around the corner." The casting director replied.
Mira misunderstood, "Did he make an appointment with you too?" β
"He? Who? The casting director asked blankly.
"Oh, that's embarrassing, I made another appointment, or ...... Looking for another chance? Mira declined.
"Okay, okay."
The casting director laughed in his heart, he had seen too many auditioning actors who were overly defensive and played such a little trick...... Thought I wanted to dive you or something? Hehe, when the United States doesn't know that you have been banned by the French? What a big brand.
Regardless of her, it's herself who suffers if she doesn't fit in anyway. The casting director called friends, took the crew members who knew each other to the parking lot to get into his car, and then waited for the photographer to clean up and set off together.
"What's wrong?"
When I arrived at the old place, I saw a black Mercedes Benz parked on the side of the road outside the Italian restaurant, and a sign saying "closed" was hung at the door.
"What should I do?" The photographer poked his head out of the car and said, "Didn't you make a reservation?" β
"Let's go to the cafΓ©."
It's true that there are no reservations, but there are always empty seats at this restaurant, and the casting director replied. While driving the car through the intersection and waiting for the red light, he saw in the rearview mirror the ex-girlfriend of APLUS and Luc Besson, who had just participated in the audition, the daughter of a former billionaire and financial fraudster, a singer who was out of fashion, the former successor of Brooke Silk, and a former socialite and supermodel, Milla Jovovich.
Well? She seems to have sent her agent away? A person, well-dressed and wearing sunglasses, stopped at the door of the restaurant, and a strong man in a black suit came out, smiled and let her in, and then watched at the door and said something to the walkie-talkie.
"Bodyguards? It looks like the restaurant is being chartered, and the owner of this restaurant told me last time that he never charters a restaurant. Alas! After all, out-of-fashion stars are also stars. β
The casting director sighed silently, in fact, how could he not want to dive Mira, but that level of girl...... It's really not something that I, the Hollywood Latina gang, can imagine. Got a new boyfriend? Is that the 'he' in Miragang's mouth?
He studied the row of Mercedes outside, it didn't look like a battle at the top of Columbia Pictures, and before he guessed it, the green light was already on.
"Sit down."
Song Ya gentlemanly pulled out the chair, smiled and watched her ex-girlfriend take off her coat, today she wore a pale pink off-the-shoulder evening dress, she is still so tall and fair-skinned, because the baby fat is gone, the facial contours are sharper and more atmospheric, with big red lip color, I feel that it is the peak of another style of appearance.
"Thanks, Mike."
Mira recognized Old Mike, who was helping her with her coat, "Long time no see." β
The personality is much better, only those eyes have not changed at all, Song Ya remembers that when she first saw her, she was fascinated by these emerald eyes......
"Yes, long time no see, Miss Jovovich." Old Mike smiled kindly, and took his coat to push back the heads of the chefs who were peeking out from the back kitchen.
"What's wrong?" Mira sat down and noticed Song Ya's gaze.
"It's nothing, you're still so beautiful, Mira."
Song Ya raised her hand to let the waiter pour the wine and sat down opposite her, "How was the audition today?" β
"Ahh Mira picked up her glass and took a sip, "I made a mistake, there is a scene in the script that closes the door, and that's when I hide in the hut...... Anyway, I forgot all about it! β
She chattered, her manners, conversation, and demeanor were completely devoid of the shadow of the girl who would lose her temper and shout at any time, nor the indifference and decadence of leaning against the corner of the wall silently smoking alone when she saw her in Miami, how to say, more cheerful, and completely familiar.
"Thank you." The waiter silently placed Aranzini as the first dish in front of her, and she thanked her, and then ate it without pretentiousness, "I'm sorry, I'm so hungry." β
"Then eat more, I haven't been to this restaurant, does it taste okay?"
"Well, that's good."
The two inevitably talked about the time after the breakup, "Treasury agents, if I hated anyone the most at the time, they even secretly rummaged through my trash can. β
"How's your father doing?" Song Ya asked.
"That's it, it's still early to get out of prison anyway...... I didn't visit him very often, but he was still the same, and he never missed every opportunity to ask me for money, and he burst into tears and said pitifully. But I inquired, and he had a comfortable double room in it, and there were no violent criminals in the same cell. β
"Are you still giving him money?"
"No, I won't give it." At this point, she revealed a little of her previous habitual demeanor, frowned, put down her knife and fork angrily, and took out the cigarette case and lighter from her bag.
"Smoking is not good for your throat, and if you want to continue singing, you have to quit."
Song Ya persuaded him, took out the No Sleep 2nite lyrics and music manuscript paper, and put it on the dining table, "This, I mentioned it to you last time at New York Fashion Week." β
"Thank you."
She reached for it, but Song Ya took the opportunity to grab it, "I miss you so much, Mira." β
She didn't struggle, just let the man hold it, "Me too, I'm sorry, I couldn't get rid of my parents' ...... at that time"
"Don't be sorry, I'm not a good man, Mira. I'm ...... now I mean, I probably can't give you more than just some songs and Hollywood opportunities right now, Mira, can you understand me? I...... I want to be single for a while, and my last marriage ......" Song Ya confessed like to Amy.
"That's your freedom."
Mira withdrew her hand, her long eyelashes blinking several times, "I understand." β
The two looked at each other silently for a long time, and Song Ya felt that she couldn't see through her heart, but if she had really planned to reject herself according to her previous temper, she would have scolded her, "Uh, no matter what, this song is the ...... I sent you"
"I'll go to the bathroom." She suddenly picked up her bag.
"Oh, over there, I'll send you." Song Ya sent her to the restaurant bathroom, "Remember?" That music studio in Brooklyn used to ......"
"You're a badass, APLUS." She looked down and smiled, pushing open the bathroom door, "Since then." β
Song Ya wanted to play Lai Pi and forcibly follow up for a moment, but he couldn't hold back as soon as one foot moved.
But unexpectedly, Mira seemed to be shaken by herself, and her hand grabbed the door, and she didn't let go immediately.
Song Ya understood, and stopped pretending.
It's still in the partition, it's still a familiar posture, and the two are still very young.
'Bell Bell Bell ......'
After a long time, in the cafΓ© on the street, the gathering of the Python Disaster crew was almost over, many colleagues had left, and the casting director took out his ringing mobile phone and looked at the number, "I'm sorry." Immediately ran outside the door to answer, "Director Rosha, what's the matter?" He asked in Spanish.
"Mr. John Cali, the president of Columbia Pictures, doesn't seem to like Jennifer Lopez, who just ordered me to swap Milla Jovovich for the lead actress audition." Louis Rocha said.
"Why?!" The casting director exclaimed.
"I don't know, maybe it's related to his reluctance to let the actors supported by Mr. Motura get resources, Jennifer Lopez has just pounced on a money train...... You know, those ugly studio top fights...... Anyway, you can do the same tomorrow, and although Mr. Motura is our friend, he has no position anymore. β