[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 17 Sharpening Stone

It is very difficult to evaluate the level of an actor's acting skills, because acting skills fluctuate too much.When you meet a suitable role, you will naturally perform well as if you were blessed by a god; if you meet a role that is not very suitable, it will make people play tricks if you concentrate on studying and performing it.

The actions and language of the actors will promote the development of the storyline, and the details need to be played by the actors themselves and communicated with the director in advance.In fact, the scenes seen in the cinema are not only the credit of the actors themselves, but the integration of the entire crew.

Qualified actors can make the audience believe in everything the character has experienced, while excellent actors can fully show the protagonist and surprise people.

"Thank you for your performance. If there is any news later, I will notify your agent." The staff took Josh and Eve out of the audition room.

Do your best to obey destiny.

What Eve can do is to fully demonstrate her strengths and show her qualifications as an actor to those who have the power to decide.

At present, she is in the ranks of qualified actors, and she is still a long way from being excellent.The performance just now convinced the producers, directors, and casting directors that the Claire she played had just encountered an unbelievable scene, and believed that she was indeed a student.

The smile on Josh's face disappeared little by little, and he looked extremely depressed, as if all his strength had been taken away, he beat the wall extremely hard, and said in a muffled voice: "Sorry, I was holding you back just now, if If you change to an actor with better acting skills, you will definitely be able to perform better."

Eve stopped, and she said comfortingly, "You're acting well, there are only a few minor problems, as long as you correct these minor problems, you can make great progress. Ask your agent if there is any quick acting training Let’s take a class, a professional performance teacher will definitely be better.”

"Is there still this kind of training?"

"This is Hollywood, there's only something you can't think of, and nothing they can't provide. One of the secrets of being successful is knowing how to ask for help."

"Thank you, I'm in a much better mood now." Josh Duhamel immediately returned to his previous appearance as a sunny boy. I don't know if he is really heartless, or if all his acting skills have been used in his normal life. superior.

Eve sighed in her heart, and was going to find her agent. If she couldn't get another show, the number in the bank card would reach the warning line.After half a month, I have to pay the rent, which is 700 US dollars a month, which is really distressing.

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James Huang drew a circle in the upper right corner of Eve Campbell's resume with a ballpoint pen. His acting skills and appearance are very good. The only drawback is that he has never acted in a movie. If he does well in auditions, he may perform poorly on the set.However, academic qualifications and brokerage companies have bonus points.

Graduated from the USC School of Film Arts, he did not work as a director, but was signed by CAA as an actor contract.He still has a good understanding of CAA's vision. If this girl wants to gain acting experience, it will definitely not be a problem, and she is not a member of the actors' union, so she has obvious advantages in terms of salary and treatment.

"What do you think of this girl? From the image and performance, she looks pretty good."

Casting director Glenn was the first to give his opinion: "She is one of the few people who have seen smooth performances today, without youthfulness and panic, and seems to be very comfortable with the camera. In contrast, male actors are really models .”

Another producer, Craig Perry, may have seen the gap from the comparison, "After all, he is from USC. Since he is now a CAA agent, he should know the rules of newcomers and can be included in the final list. After all, only CAA can compare with WMA, and other agencies may not be able to suppress it. You can use her as a sharpening stone to see if Kirsten is willing to lower her salary."

WMA's full name is William Morris Brokerage Company. It is an old company established 100 years ago. It once represented the golden age superstars such as Chaplin, Marlon Brando and Clark Gable. Now there are Stallone and Denzel Washington. , Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Michael Bay, Quentin Tarantino, Britney Spears and more.

Kirsten Dunst is the star of WMA, and the agent directly asked for a salary of 500 million US dollars and 10% of the North American box office dividend, which scared New Line Pictures and several producers.

The investment for the entire movie was only 2000 million US dollars, and Kirsten took a quarter of it directly, how could the crew still shoot?

Although her joining will definitely bring attention to the film, such a high salary and dividends are really unaffordable. The producers of "Death is Coming" didn't want to give up their stars, so they wanted to find a few whetstones for bargaining!

For Kirsten, first of all, she does not lack film acting, and acting in this film is nothing more than making money.If it's not for making money, there are many literary films waiting, why bother to act in horror thrillers?

The previous negotiations between the two sides have reached a stalemate, and no one is willing to back down.

That's why Craig Perry thinks Eve is a very good choice. She can pose a threat to Kirsten in terms of appearance, and her acting skills are not much inferior. It is completely enough in a horror movie. The most important thing is that there is one who will never Communication brokerage firm.

WMA and CAA can be said to be deadly rivals, because the founder of CAA Michael Ovitz and other five people resigned from WMA, and they also poached corners from the original company, and a large group of heavyweight stars were signed away.The brokers of the two companies would never communicate with each other, creating an information gap.

What's more, it doesn't matter if you leave a newcomer until the end, even if you give up in the end, there will be no harm.

Warren thought for a while, and said in agreement: "Yes, I will send a letter to her agent to ensure that Kirsten's agent can see it. If WMA let go and is willing to reduce the pay, we will reach an agreement." protocol."

"Then do it."

Eve didn't know that she had become a cover for bargaining.

As for the other stupid guy, James Huang looked at the role schedule and unexpectedly discussed with the producer: "Warren, what do you think of him playing Carter? He doesn't look like Ai at all." Lix, it feels like a school hero."

In the character setting of the script of "Death Comes", Carter is very similar to Josh. His parents are rich and he likes sports and is popular with the opposite sex.

"The character is a bit similar, but his acting skills are bad enough." Warren Zid pointed it out.

"You can act in your true colors, no acting skills are required." James Huang added, "Anyway, it's not about signing a contract, asking him to come back to audition again, and handing over Carter's script to him."

Although the producers have the authority of the crew, they will not refute the director's decision on such a small matter.

Just an audition for a supporting role.

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"Your acting skills are the best among the newcomers I've seen. I think you will definitely play an important role soon." Josh looked at the sky. It was very hot in California in July, and the sun was shining brightly outside the studio.

Eve didn't know what to do. She didn't need to audition for her first job, and she suffered setbacks in the other two auditions. "Maybe I can go to the TV series to see if there are any suitable roles. There is too much competition in movies."

"If you have a suitable opportunity, go for it. I just appeared in a female singer's MV a few days ago. Maybe you have heard her song. She sang the theme song "Refle" of "Mulan". I don't know about this MV." When will it be released?"

Eve laughed straight away, "We really look alike. I just performed the MV for the title song of Super Boy's new album some time ago. Maybe these two songs will collide on the charts."

"What a coincidence?" Josh couldn't help but widen his eyes and spread his hands out, "Did you know that Christina and Justin are members of Disney's Mickey Mouse Club!"

"That's it. I'll definitely turn on the TV and watch MTV when the time comes..."

Before Eve could finish her sentence, Josh's cell phone rang in his jeans pocket, and the classic Nokia melody made her miss it very much.

After Josh said sorry to her, he walked to the edge of the nearby bush with his mobile phone, connected and said, "Hi, this is Josh Duhamel, how can I help you?"

"What? Audition?"

"No problem, I just haven't left yet, I'll be right back."

After hanging up the phone, Josh couldn't hide the joy on his face, "The staff here just called me and asked me to audition for another role."

Although she had nothing to do with her, Eve was also very happy, and hurriedly urged: "Go, don't waste time, come on!"

"I'm a little worried."

"The director must think that you are suitable for that role, so they gave you one more chance, don't think too much, you can do it!" Eve said encouragingly, she was very envious of Josh's luck.

"Then I'll prepare for the audition first, see you later."

"Bye-Bye."

After watching Josh's figure leave, Eve waited at the door for several minutes before her manager Robert came out.

Robert didn't ask her about the status of the audition, but pointed to the path not far away and said, "Let's talk as we walk."

The opposite road can be directly exposed to the sun, and the tree-shaded path here can avoid the sun, and at the same time, no one passes by, which is suitable for chatting in private.

"None of us thought that Christen would come to audition suddenly, but my sources told me that there is still a long way to go before the contract is signed. Even if it is verbally admitted that you will act, the dust will not be settled if you don't sign in the end. Definitely It’s the remuneration and treatment that haven’t been discussed, and maybe you want to change the script. You go back to rest first, and tomorrow I will take you to the accent correction class and the demeanor correction class to learn, and wait for the news while studying.”

Robert was not in a hurry to recommend Eve, but planned to study and enrich her well, to learn the accents of different places and the most important manners.

"How do you calculate the tuition?" Eve still had less than a thousand dollars left in her pocket, and had to prepare for the rent of seven hundred dollars.

"Honey, don't worry, the tuition fee will be deducted from your future film salary. If you want to go further in Hollywood, don't be stingy about investing in yourself."

Eve wanted to invest in herself, but she had no money. This was the crux.

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