After signing the brokerage contract, the two returned to the work partition. Thomas remembered something and asked, "Did you join the Screen Actors Guild?" ”

"There's no actors' union or affiliation in Atlanta." Martin said simply: "I never joined. Thomas turned on the computer and retrieved the works Martin had starred in, the late-night scene and "Zombie Dancer" were all non-union projects, and "Noon Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind" belonged to the union project, but Martin did not initiate the application during the filming period, and it could no longer be used as a certificate.

"Unlike Atlanta, Los Angeles uses union members, from the big male and female protagonists to the small supporting roles at the bottom of the rankings, and it's hard for non-union members to get weighty roles," he said. Martin asked, "Can't apply now?" Thomas explains: "You have to have played a major role in a project that you have signed an agreement with the Screen Actors Guild, either in a film, a series or on mtV, or you can work in it for 30 consecutive days and apply for it during the period of your employment. Martin immediately got to the point: "Get union membership first?" ”

"Yes, that's the premise for you to develop." Thomas thought about it for a moment and asked, "Is there an arrangement over there, Ms. Mel?" Louise's resources are to be used at a critical moment, and Martin will not use them for this trivial matter: "There is no arrangement on the agency's side? It shouldn't be difficult for a great broker like you, right? It's the broker's job to find job opportunities for clients, and Thomas says: "I look around with the company to see if there's a suitable opportunity." The public resources allocated to Thomas are used less, and he also has his own considerations: "You can also look for it over there, and tell me when there is a suitable opportunity, and I will talk." Martin stressed, "Ms. Meier's resources are best spent when it matters most. ”

"Okay." Thomas asked, "Any other questions?" "I practice my Hollywood accent privately, and I need a professional teacher or tutorial class," Martin said. Thomas looked it up on the computer: "This, in Paramount Studios, the teacher in the class is from the USC Film School, the degree of professionalism is high enough, the new class starts on the weekend, the price is a bit expensive, each class is one hour, 12 people in a small class, and the fee is 400 US dollars." Martin said naturally: "Money is not a problem, you can help me sign up." Thomas was slightly stunned, this should be the work of the other party's assistant.

He is an agent of a large company, and the other party is just ......

"Forget it, I just came from Atlanta and don't know the rules." Thomas shook his head secretly, and said that this was the only time, so he picked up the phone and dialed the training class, and reported the name of William Morris, who said that a place would be reserved.

Martin made a note of his address and phone number, and planned to sign up later. Thomas looked for resources on the intranet and asked Martin, "Do you have any other specialties besides acting?" Martin didn't need to be modest, and said directly: "Horseback riding, bartending, shooting, archery, dancing, fighting, swordsmanship, driving, Wia, makeup, pyrotechnics......" Thomas had a hard time believing it, after all, the person in front of him was too young: "Are you sure?" With the exception of shooting and new dance, Martin has evolved over the years of his previous life: "You may not know, but they all call me the most versatile actor in Atlanta. Thomas was skeptical, but thought that the person was introduced by Louise Meyer, and the dance video on the Internet that made men feel deeply inferior, and forced himself to believe it.

He glanced at the time and found that he had been delayed for nearly three hours on a small actor, and hurriedly said: "That's it today, your mobile phone stays unblocked, I will call you at any time." Martin said politely and walked out of the partition.

I saw a lot of people like him along the way. For ordinary actor clients, the business is naturally represented by ordinary brokers.

He's in fine shape, and Thomas has been out of the mailroom for at least a year. Leaving William Morris, Martin drove to Paramount Studios, where its earthy yellow arches and split wrought iron doors often appear in film and television productions.

The training class starts on weekends, and the tuition fee is high for ordinary actors, and you need to pay a one-time fee for ten classes, which is $4,000.

The studio not only has language classes, but also various acting classes, some of which are hosted by celebrities, and the fees are staggering.

Fighting out of hundreds of thousands of ordinary actors, the cost is not ordinarily high. Martin came out of the studio and called Michelle Gonrey, who was doing post-production of "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind," which will be released in March next year, and was the busiest time.

Michelle Gonrey made an appointment with Martin to reunite after this busy session. On his way back, Martin received a call from Thomas informing him that he would audition for a set at Warner Studios at half past nine tomorrow morning.

"A small character in the series, mostly in the background, with a few lines." Thomas advises: "The casting director is a client of the company, and I said hello to him and his agent. Martin asked, "What do I need to prepare?" Is there a character type or script for the audition? Thomas said: "Rest well at night, don't go out to surf, and make sure you have enough energy tomorrow." The auditioned role was an independent film director, the script had not yet been written, and there was no character script. Martin said, "I see. "The benefits of agents and agencies are now apparent, and actors are no longer alone.

Back after dinner, Martin made a few phone calls and thought carefully about tomorrow's audition. In the early morning of the next day, the sky outside was slightly bright, Martin was sleeping soundly, and there was a sudden knock on the door and some people shouted.

He was woken up, blindfolded and tried to continue sleeping, when the knocking on the door kept ringing outside. Martin got up and subconsciously went to the bedside table to touch the gun, but he felt empty.

The man immediately sobered up, because the plane came, and all the guns were left in Atlanta.

"Jessica! Jessica! Martin heard what was being shouted. He put on his shirt, picked up his mobile phone, entered the living room, opened the door slightly, and through the voice-activated light in the corridor, he found the potted face last time, and patted the door diagonally opposite.

Before Martin could speak, the man turned his head and glared at Martin fiercely: "None of your business, fuck off!" As Martin closed the door, he said, "I called the police, and the police came quickly." With a thud, he closed the door, locked the security lock, and walked away from the door.

Following Bruce, Martin learned a lot about family self-defense. Read the book

"Fake!" Pothole's face cursed and left quickly. Martin heard no sound outside, opened a slit slightly, and the landlord, Antonio, rolled into the hallway from the staircase with a shotgun in his hand as if slowing down.

"Bastard, don't you go!" Antonio's fat face trembled, and he shouted at the stairs: "Come here again to make trouble, I'll blow your head underneath." Martin opened the door and reminded him, "It's me, Martin." Antonio said: "Don't worry, I'm a gun of friendship and don't hit my own people." "In this mess, many tenants were woken up and came to check on the situation.

Martin came to Antonio's side and said, "You're coming too slowly, everyone is gone." ”

"No way." He didn't come out until the person left, Antonio gasped and said: "I heard the voice, get up from the bed, put on my clothes and find the gun, it will take time." The diagonally opposite door opened, and a blonde woman came out and patted her trembling chest: "I'm scared to death." Antonio's gun tilted towards the woman and asked, "You don't know him?" The woman hurriedly dodged away: "I don't know, he is looking for Jessica, you know, Jessica moved away half a month ago." In the corridor on the other side of the same floor, a male tenant with glasses said: "Antonio, add a security door on the first floor, the security in Los Angeles is too bad." ”

"Do you know how much it costs to add a door? Do you pay? Antonio looked around at the other tenants: "Or is it going to be shared with you?" "When it comes to money, no one speaks.

Antonio finally took a breath, and his big belly no longer rose and fell rapidly: "This kind of thing happens occasionally, and the tenant is gone." This is a busy area of North Hollywood, and the frequency of LApd patrols is high enough. Another said, "You believe those fools?" A few years ago, right here, two people beat that bunch of shit to the ground. Antonio waved his hand: "Alright, alright, go back and continue to rest." It was still early, and the crowd was gradually dispersed.

Antonio strode back to the third floor with his Gun of Friendship in his arms. Compared to the slow time, the speed is more than twice as fast.

Martin was about to go back to the house, when the blonde woman in her long pajamas suddenly said, "Thank you for scaring him away." ”

"You're welcome." Martin replied casually, "He woke me up." ”

"I'm Emily." The blonde woman introduced herself and asked, "You're new here?" Martin politely replied, "Martin Davis, I just moved in the morning." Emily looked at him carefully and said again, "Thank you." Martin looked at it slightly, the other party was not tall, at most 1.6 meters, and nodded: "You're welcome." Emily waited for Martin to go back to her room, returned to her accommodation, and took out her mobile phone to dial a number: "Jesse, don't make any noise, you little biao!" I ask you, who have you provoked? He came over today and scared the hell out of me! The other side replied: "I auditioned some time ago, and I had some disputes with people, sorry, I'll solve it in a few days, it's just a little money, and I can get it together soon." The two had shared a house here for a long time, and Emily didn't want to say more, so she told her to be careful and hung up the phone.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Martin went out on time, went to a nearby restaurant for a light breakfast, drove to the Burbank neighborhood, found a quiet place to empty his mind, and when the time was about right, he rushed to Warner Studios and came to the office area where the crew was located to participate in the audition.

Thomas had already signed up for him, and Martin had found the audition room according to the illustrations. On the two benches in front of the audition room, more than a dozen people sit.

Martin sat down and waited patiently.