Tuesday, a very ordinary morning.

Jessica accompanies Martin out of the apartment, gets into the Volkswagen driven by Bruce, and prepares to go to Burbank for the audition.

The car drove out less than a kilometer and turned into the underground parking lot next to it.

Mene drove another car and waited here.

Martin took off his hat, buckled it on Jessica's head, and said, "Be careful. ”

Under the light, Jessica's skin was so white that it was reflective, and she was slightly surprised: "Is it necessary to be so careful?" ”

"It's necessary," Bruce said. ”

Martin got into Mene's car and waited until Bruce left before pulling out of the parking lot and following behind.

It's not that Martin was too careful, but during the wax museum audition last year, Adrian targeted Paris Hilton's ex-boyfriend, who was the top favorite at the time.

Today it's the other way around, and Martin is the number one favorite for the audition.

There were no accidents along the way, and I came to Warner Studios, met Thomas, and entered the office building of Warner Pictures together.

The Departed crew rented half a floor.

Today with makeup audition, the crew assistant took Martin and Mene into the dressing room.

Bruce stood guard at the door.

Thomas said, "You're doing that. ”

Bruce nodded: "Ordinary people don't care, rotten people who have done too many bad things, it's hard to feel at ease if you don't do this." ”

It's not just Martin, but he's in favor of it.

I have done too much to engage in people, so I am naturally afraid of being manipulated.

Thomas looked at Bruce, then looked into the foyer through the glass door of the dressing room, and said that these two goods were a natural match.

Bruce pointed to the kettle Jessica was carrying, "Don't let it out of your sight." ”

Before Jessica became an assistant, she also mixed in the cast circle, and nodded hurriedly: "I understand." ”

Thomas kind of understands whether Martin and Lao Bu are treating auditions as a war, or the kind of CIA mess.

But thinking about the that these two people are involved in, it's not an exaggeration.

An hour later, Martin changed into an old-fashioned suit and entered the audition room.

In the audition room, in addition to casting director Allen, director Scorsese, sat a string of executive producers, including Louise.

There are also five related households.

Supervisors from Warner Bros. and the Screen Actors Guild.

They are very professional, each holding a game console and never doing much.

An assistant came over to prepare for a play with Martin, and the audition was still for Colin's clash with his boss Franco.

In less than a minute, the audition was complete.

Scorsese didn't let Martin go, but instead had the photographer take a number of photos of his makeup.

There is a difference between what the human eye sees and what a camera captures.

Scorsese looked back at the audition video, then at the makeup shots, and the more he watched, the more satisfied he became.

The acting skills are online, the image is good, the capital is in the group, and he works hard, except for the fact that he is slightly less famous, there are no other shortcomings, which meets his requirements for actors.

"That's it." Scorsese shouted to stop filming, and he looked at Martin: "You go to the dressing room and wait a while." ”

Martin knew that it was up to the scene to decide the outcome of the audition, and he replied, "Okay." ”

When he left the audition room, Scorsese looked left and right, asking for the opinions of a group of investors: "For the role of Colin, I choose Martin Davis, what do you think?" ”

"Agreed." Warner Bros. representative Daniel and Pacific Pictures' Louise have expressed their positions.

Casting director Alan said: "I agree. ”

Producer Granham King, dominated by Scorsese, raised his hand: "Agreed. ”

The big picture has been decided, and everyone else has agreed, even Dyson Films' Doug voted in favor.

The attitude of the five related users of the game console is only a bystander, and they have no right to express their opinions.

Scorsese looked at Alan next to him: "Go and inform someone." ”

Alan got up and walked out of the audition room and towards the dressing room.

Thomas saw her and stood up.

Bruce knocked on the door, and Martin came out of the dressing room.

Not only Martin, but also Allen's favorite Mene came out at the same time.

Alan quietly nodded to Mene, and then walked up to Martin with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, you've won the role of Colin Sullivan!" ”

“Yes！” Thomas swung his fist hard.

Martin came up and shook hands and thanked him: "Thank you!" Thank you, Director Allen. ”

"You're welcome." Allen specifically reminded: "One thing, go back and study the characters and scripts well, don't watch the original movie, don't be influenced by the original, because we shoot and produce works with completely different styles." ”

Martin said solemnly: "I remember. ”

On the other side, there was the sound of footsteps, and Matt Damon led the two men into the hallway.

Martin saw Damon, and Damon saw Martin.

Damon walked towards Alan: "Hi, Director Alan. ”

Martin turned back to the powder room to remove his makeup.

Damon exchanged pleasantries with Allen, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Martin, but met another pair of eyes.

The owner of those eyes was looking behind him.

It may be a protective response to physical stress, Damon straightens his belly and shrinks his hips, and his buttocks are flat and almost invisible.

Bruce was bored, his gaze was withdrawn, and he sat back on the bench in the doorway.

Thomas looked at James and slapped his fists: "Martin will definitely catch up with him!" ”

Bruce felt that if Matt Damon wasn't as bad as Martin, he would definitely be caught up.

Soon, the makeup artist left, and Martin came out of it, hugged Bruce, Thomas, and Jessica one by one, and said, "Thank you to each and every one of you!" ”

This is true, he alone can't get this role.

Auditions aren't just in the audition room, and it's not just the actors themselves who win.

It was a team win.

Before noon, Mene's audition results were also out.

Uncle Mene licked the casting director obediently, and the audition was just a formality, and he successfully got the role, a black cop who followed Colin Sullivan.

Now is not the future, and Frank's Irish gangsters certainly won't have blacks.

The only person who can use Mene is the role of the police.

At noon, Martin calls Emily, who is busy at the wanted studio, and Thomas, Bruce, and Mene invite him to lunch.

That's also his team in Los Angeles.

Martin specially toasted everyone: "I can win the role in the Departed crew, the work of each and every one of you is crucial, we are a team, this is a team victory, thank you to each and every one of you!" ”

Bruce took the lead, and everyone clinked glasses with Martin.

When the meal came up, Martin said, "Feel free, everyone." ”

Thomas didn't rush to eat, and specifically reminded: "I won't talk about the wanted crew, that's your project, only you bully others." When you get to the Departing crew, you have to pay more attention, Matt Damon may not have other ideas, Leonardo is not easy to get along with, and there is one more person you have to focus on. ”

Martin can listen to these words, and Hollywood actors are far less torn than actresses, but they are not without fierce battles.

Thomas deliberately named a person: "Eighty percent of the villains will be Jack Nicholson, who is famously difficult." ”

Martin nodded and asked, "I know, the notoriously violent temper, because the car in front of him was in the way, he directly smashed the window glass of the human car with a club, and lost $500,000." ”

Mene asked, "I heard he slept with 2,000 women in Hollywood?" ”

Thomas replied simply: "Nicholson, Marlon Brandy and Warren Beatty are known as Hollywood's three major playboys, and they live up to their name." ”

"When I'm in my 60s, I don't know if I'll have so many. ”

Bruce continued: "There aren't so many female casting directors in Hollywood, right?" ”

Martin had another drink with the crowd and said, "Don't worry, I'll try to live peacefully with people." ”

Bruce was instantly alert, estimating that the crew was busy.

Following Martin, he has experienced enough bad things, and Lao Bu is not afraid, isn't he just messing with people or being, he has a lot of experience.

Before leaving, Martin told Thomas a few more words to gather some information about Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson.

"Don't worry, it's not about making trouble." He comforted Thomas: "Just in case." ”

Thomas had no choice but to believe.

For Jack Nicholson, Martin's deepest memory in his previous life is not the movie, but Meryl Streep's cheating partner, and Jennifer Lawrence taking the initiative to seek shallowness for the sake of the top position.

After he came over, he found that Hollywood didn't care about this, and similar gossip rumors were basically true.

After attending the audition for the Departed, Martin also has an audition for the wanted warrant.

The difference is that the former is an actor, and the latter is one of the people who has the right to decide.

In the audition room of the wanted warrant, in addition to Louise, Martin, Leterrille and the casting director, there were also several related households.

The professionalism of these related households is obviously not high, and they whisper from time to time during the audition.

Taking advantage of the actors' entry and exit, Martin asked Louise, "Where's the guy?" ”

Louise said: "The people arranged by Warner Bros. and the Screen Actors Guild are routine. ”

Martin called Jessica over: "Go find four handhelds and give them to those four people." ”

Jessica did things neatly, and before the next actor entered the audition room, she found four handheld machines and sent them to the related households.

The professionalism of the four related households skyrocketed, and they played games safely and no longer talked much.

Martin understood that the partners and the actors and actresses who were sent by the actors and actresses to routinely supervise the audition were highly professional and closely related to the game console.

On the Wanted crew's side, Morgan Freeman was signed to play the villain.

Other actors have been recruited one after another.

In addition, both Martin and Angelina Jolie had to stunt doubles, and the latter directly contacted the actor who served as a stand-in for Julie in Tomb Raider 2.

Martin, on his side, called the three stunt doubles of "Eyes Across the Mountain", Bald Buck and Lewis had the right schedule and salary, and they also joined the crew.

At the same time, Thomas negotiated Martin's salary with the Departing Wanderer, which is only one-tenth of that of the first protagonist Leonardo, that is, $2 million.

In addition to the low salary, all other aspects are the treatment of the absolute protagonist.

(End of chapter)