William Morris, Office Lobby.

Adrian and Tony walked through the partition office to the glass partition office where agent John was.

The latter has a red and swollen nose and a band-aid attached to it, which looks a little funny.

In the office, the sound of a phone call came faintly.

Adrian knocked on the door and pushed it in.

John, who is nearly 40 years old, hung up the phone with a serious face: "You guys came just in time, the crew has news." ”

Adrian knocked out his biggest rival yesterday and was sure: "We won? ”

John said: "The crew informed you that the character you got was called Dalton, not Nick Jones. ”

Adrian said, "Nick Jones I auditioned for! Who is Dalton? ”

Tony asked, "Did they make a mistake?" ”

John carefully checked the list of characters sent by the crew and said, "A marginal supporting role, Nick Jones's henchman." ”

Adrian didn't understand: "Why? ”

"The crew said you didn't pass the audition, but you think your acting skills are good." John specifically asked, "Say you're better suited to Dalton." ”

Adrian crossed his waist and spun back and forth, unable to figure out what the problem was.

Tony touched his clown-like nose: "What I did, in vain?" ”

Adrian didn't get angry, pulled out a chair and sat down, and asked, "Who is the winner?" ”

John said, "Martin Davis. ”

"Fake!" Adrian burst into a foul mouth.

Tony was puzzled: "Why him?" His qualifications, acting skills, and connections, which one can compare to Adrian? He came to Los Angeles less than two months ago! ”

Adrian thought of a possibility: "Susan Levine slept with him?" ”

"It doesn't make any sense to say that now." John has experienced many failures and successes: "The reality is that we do a lot and still lose, and auditions are all about trying to get the best chance of winning, but no one can guarantee 100 percent victory. ”

He waited a little before asking Adrian, "Do you accept this role?" ”

Adrian did not answer positively: "A month ago, I was the leading actor of the crew of "Star Buddies", he was just a small supporting role, and now he wants to be the leading actor of "Horror Wax Museum", and I want to be his sidekick, how do you let me accept it?" ”

John knows that people have psychological gaps, but there are some things that must be accepted as soon as possible: "You should take this role, Adrian, you have to take a long-term view, not think about the gains and losses of a role." ”

He raised his hand to stop Adrian's objection, and said in detail: "We have finally caught up with Susan's relationship through Donnie's door, if you refuse, this relationship is bound to be broken, Susan is only thirty years old, and the future must be a Katherine Kennedy-like figure, what you should consider now is how to establish a good personal relationship with Susan through this role." ”

Adrian rubbed his chin vigorously for a moment before asking, "What about Tony?" Can the crew offer him a salary? ”

John shook his head: "Impossible, there are only four personal assistants for the crew, and the filming location is Queensland, Australia." ”

Tony volunteered, "I'm not going." ”

Adrian responded: "Okay, I'll accept the role and help me get better terms." ”

John said, "I did my best. ”

…………

In the partition of the office hall, the moment Thomas received the notice from the crew, he stood up from his chair and was so excited that he wanted to roar a few times.

He was responsible for quite a few clients, but this was the first role that really carried weight.

Even if it's actually a supporting actor.

Working overtime like a donkey, for what? Isn't that just success?

Thomas hung up the phone, wanting to share his joy with others, and found that his colleagues around him were busy and no one cared about him.

I want to yell twice, but the poor one doesn't even have an independent office.

Girlfriend? I worked overtime early until I broke up.

There is only one person who can and must share.

Thomas called Martin and said, "We're winners!" We won the damn character! ”

On the other side, Martin is taking Bruce to the fitness center under the guidance of a beautiful female trainer to move his body

He wiped his sweat with a towel and smiled: "Very good! Very good! Thomas, our efforts have paid off! We all have to be winners in the future, not losers! ”

Bruce was originally chatting with the big-ass female coach, but then he turned around and asked, "Taken?" ”

Martin gave him a thumbs up: "That's it!" He said to Thomas: "Isn't there a personal assistant spot for the crew?" You help me get one, and I'm going to take Lao Bu over to see it. ”

There are four places for actors' personal assistants, and Thomas doesn't think it's a big problem: "I should be able to talk about it, but there is one thing I want to inform you in advance, the crew is filming in Queensland, Australia." ”

Martin cares about the role and the future: "It doesn't matter if the crew goes to the moon to shoot. ”

Thomas said: "I'm going to go to the crew to negotiate a contract and wait for my good news. ”

Hanging up, Martin opened his hand and high-fived Bruce in celebration.

Susie, a female coach with abnormally developed gluteus maximus, leaned over and asked, "You got the male lead of a movie?" ”

"No, it's not me." How could Martin snatch Bruce's favor, pointed at Lao Bu and said, "He got the actor, I'm just Lao Bu's little follower." ”

Susie immediately threw away Martin's henchman and continued to chat with Bruce in a heated manner.

Even Bruce wanted to test the flexibility of her glutes.

Martin suppressed the excitement in his heart, calculated the jet lag, went to a quiet place, and called Louise.

"The role is gone, nothing else, thank you."

"I don't see sincerity." Louise really didn't say anything polite to Martin, and was bent on squeezing him dry: "What about the new recipe?" The Italian cannon had already been sent, and I didn't have a new recipe in my hand, so I was uneasy and couldn't do my job. ”

Martin did not refuse, but he did not immediately give: "When you come back, you will not need it in Morocco." ”

Not long after hanging up, Kelly Gray's cell phone called.

"I heard you got the lead actor of a crew?"

"It's not the male lead, it's just the heaviest male character." Martin explained simply: "The film is the single heroine, and I will play for her." ”

Kelly said, "Just Louise, that prodigal called me to show off, Martin, what did you promise me?" ”

Martin said that you guys are competing with my? He was very helpless: "I just came over, racking my brains to find a role, I have no status and power, how can I help you contact the crew?" This project has long been scheduled to be filmed in Australia, let alone me, even Louise has no say. ”

Kelly smiled, "I'm just reminding you, don't forget to promise." ”

Martin said: "That will also wait until I have a certain amount of power and status. ”

Meanwhile, the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel.

After being released on bail by his lawyer, Jason Sean went up to the top floor of the hotel and knocked on the door of the luxury suite.

The door opened from the inside, and the girl with the bag who had been specially tanned said, "Paris is waiting for you in the living room." ”

"Thank you, Kim." Jason Sean strode into the living room.

Paris, who was wearing pink loungewear, couldn't help but say when she saw him: "Let you go to the audition, why are you hitting someone?" Her voice suddenly rose: "You didn't even go, I have no reason to find the person in charge of the crew!" ”

Jason waved his hand and sat down on the single sofa.

Paris lost her temper and ignored it: "I'm talking to you, did you hear me?" I've done so much for you, you idiot......"

"Shut up!" Jason erupted: "Do you know why I hit someone?" That bastard is insulting you, he's insulting you with a videotape! ”

He waved his hand, "Forget it, it's no fun to say this, Paris, thank you for everything you've done for me, let's end here." ”

After saying that, Jason felt inexplicably relaxed and left the suite without looking back.

As the door closed, he heard the sound of things shattering.

Paris smashed the TV, smashed the floor lamp, smashed everything in front of her.

When she finished venting, she gasped and said to the little girl with the bag: "Kim, clean up here." Also, throw away everything that has to do with Jason Sean, throw it all! ”

Paris went to the bathroom, and the door slammed shut.

Kardashian found a large garbage bag and crouched down to clean up the garbage.

It was a terrible feeling that made her want to walk away, like Jason Sean.

But she endured.

…………

In the afternoon, Thomas asked Martin to meet at Café Tiago.

"The contract is basically negotiated, and the qualifications of "Zombie Daniger" have helped you a lot." Thomas won the maximum: "With a salary of $150,000, second only to Eliza Cuthbert among the actors." ”

Martin has long been mentally prepared, the crew is the top to take the vast majority of the total salary, he remembers reading a report that in "The Wolf of Wall Street", Leonardo's salary is 20 million+, and the first supporting actor Jonah Hill is only 60,000 US dollars.

There are many similar examples, and the villain Mickey Rock in "Iron Man 2" has a salary as little as $25,000.

Thomas elaborated: "Fully insured in accordance with union regulations, business class airfare to and from Australia, the salary of a personal assistant during the shoot, a separate make-up trailer, accommodation in a private suite, and a car in Australia......"

Martin's gaze swept over Thomas's face, the agent's eyes were red, the bags under his eyes were heavy, he seemed to be five years older during this time, his hairline was moving back, I don't know if it was his delusion, his hair looked a little thinner.

"Yes." He didn't have the qualifications to ask for more: "You do things, I don't worry." ”

Thomas is worried about Martin's complacency: "Winning the role is only the first step, you are a rookie actor, show the attitude you should have, you must cooperate with the crew well, and let people see your professionalism!" ”

Martin nodded, "I will." He asked a key question: "What if someone on the crew wants to work against me?" ”

Thomas thought about it for a moment and said: "If the position of producer, director, director of photography and other positions is far higher than yours, you will endure the grievances, and when you really go to a high position, there is a way to return it!" ”

He knows that the ecological environment in the industry is bad: "If it is someone whose status is inferior to you or similar to you, then return it tenfold and tell everyone that you are not easy to mess with!" It's the norm in this circle to praise high and low, and if you're a soft guy, everyone else will bully you. ”

Check for typos, I check at least twice after writing, some of the typos and sentences do not make sense, and the sending is slow.

(End of chapter)