[US Entertainment] 1994

Josh turned to look at him, his water-blue eyes were full of doubts: "What are you curious about?"

The young man behind him was stunned suddenly, and it took him a while to recover: "Curious... the content of the audition. But I said buddy, you have such a face, why are you still waiting in line like us?"

Josh smiled slightly: "Then what should I do?"

"Wearing a neat evening gown, shuttling between one cocktail party after another, like a butterfly." The young man stroked his chin and nodded affirmatively.

Josh rolled his eyes towards the sky in an inelegant way: "That's not a good description, it's like talking about a fool with a big chest and no brains who is desperately studying."

The young man laughed loudly: "You are really interesting, it is not the same as I imagined. Let me know, I am Jeremy Renner, an actor who is not an actor, because I did not intend to participate in this movie I’m just here to help line up, but I’m really surprised by so many people at the scene, Hollywood is really a curious existence, isn’t it?”

Josh nodded: "Everyone wants to go in, but everyone knows it's not easy."

Jeremy Renner is two years younger than Josh and has just turned 18 this year. His little friend who grew up with him planned to apply for a role in the "Law and Order" crew, so he came early to help the other party line up, and Joe After chatting for a while, Jeremy's friend came over, and Jeremy and Josh said hello and left.

While chatting, Josh felt that the name Jeremy Renner sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it, but when Jeremy waved him away leisurely, Josh suddenly remembered it.

Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker!

A scene related to this film suddenly popped up in Josh's mind. As the first female director to win an Oscar in film history, "The Hurt Locker" is famous, especially it also defeated the famous "Avatar" and made James Camer Long, Catherine Bigelow, the divorced couple's story is like a myth staged in Hollywood.

For Josh Walter, who has been in Hollywood for many years and is still doing nothing, Jeremy Renner is definitely a big man, an existence that he can only hope for and cannot reach, but now Jeremy Renner is just a pair. A young man who knows nothing about Hollywood may not even have Hollywood as an option in his life plan.

Returning to the 90s, Josh is already prepared to face many future big men. Jeremy Renner is just a starting point, definitely not the end.

After waiting for another half an hour, the temperature in the cafe was no longer so hot, and Josh's number was finally called.

The audition location was the cafe owner's own meeting room, which was requisitioned by the "Law and Order" crew. In a short distance of more than ten meters from the corridor to the office, Josh saw several groups of cafe owners, crew and stars. , but most of them are not well-known. The only one Josh is familiar with is Jerry Seinfeld, the star of "Seinfeld".

A bunch of messy scenes flashed through his mind, and Josh had already calmed down when he arrived in the meeting room.He took a deep breath, his shoulders relaxed, and he pushed open the door. A round table conference room appeared in front of him. There were seven or eight people sitting on both sides of the round table. When Josh came in, the man on the innermost side rushed towards him. Slightly smiled: "Josh Walter? Please sit down."

Josh nodded: "Yes, I am."

"I'm Woodrow Lawson, the casting director for Law and Order, and I'm the one calling you. We didn't specify a specific role in the audition requirements we posted before, and all performances rely on live performances. Below I'll give you a scene, you have seven minutes to prepare, and then start acting, okay?"

"no problem."

In front of Josh was an audition document, which included a short plot and the lines required for the performance.Apparently, this is the storyline for the second season of Law & Order.

Josh looked at it very seriously. He knew very well that these few minutes decided whether he was about to play a role that appeared for more than 10 minutes, or a role with only one scene.

If the purpose of the production crew was just to recruit a group of extras, there was no need for such a big fanfare at the Long Island Cafe. The extra characters only needed to file a case with the actors' union, and the union would naturally fill in the crew before the filming of the series began.

While Josh was reading the script, several interviewers were watching him silently.In fact, Josh guessed right. The staff of the second season of "Law and Order" did have some changes compared to the first season, and because the ratings of the first season did not explode, so before the second season started shooting, The crew intends to find some bright characters to increase the attractiveness of the series.

Handsome and handsome actors are undoubtedly the first choice.

And the moment Josh came in, even though the interviewers had already seen his photo, they were still stunned.

Handsome and just right face, although young and immature, but not frivolous at all, UC San Diego's education also adds a lot to him-in Hollywood, although education is not a factor of success, a good education represents a good attitude. Personal cultivation, and excellent career planning, just like Jodie Foster, who won the Oscar queen last year with "The Robbery of the Pear Blossom", graduated from Yale University, and has outstanding acting skills. "The Lamb" is also quite popular in the industry, and Foster is considered to be likely to win the Oscar for the second time.

The eyes of several people couldn't help looking at the producer Arthur Forney.

Arthur Forney frowned slightly, looked at Josh without saying a word.

5 minutes had passed, and Josh smiled and looked at the opposite side: "I'm ready."

Several eyes looked at him in unison.

There was a wooden chair in front of the round table. Josh sat on it and stared sharply ahead, but it was not so much a fierce look as it was a stern look, with palms in a circle and fingers that kept shaking leaked his mood.

Josh is using subconscious actions to express the character's mood.

He plays a police detective who has lost his partner and is undergoing counseling.

"I'm helping you accept the fact that your partner is dead." The female interviewer on the opposite side read out her lines.

Hearing this sentence, Josh's naturally closed palms suddenly straightened. He raised his hand and denied the opposite side's statement: "I accept, Boom, he is dead, and this is the end."

But judging from the way he looked directly at the interviewer and his tightly pursed lips, he not only failed to accept the reality, but became more paranoid.

"And to help a detective in distress feel comforted."

Josh is still in the original sitting posture, but compared to the relaxed and natural attitude at the beginning, he now appears tense and defensive, completely resisting.

"Okay, first of all, I'm not in trouble, okay?"

He held up his hand, emphatically: "The fact is that I'm alive and working on this case. Second, I'm an Irish Catholic and I'll be comforted when Max wakes up."

Arthur Forney noticed that when he said this line, there were tears in Josh's eyes.

He looked around and found that his companions had expressions similar to his—either their eyes widened in surprise, or they were completely immersed in the atmosphere created by Josh Walter and focused extremely.

Arthur opened his mouth slightly, but his heart was full of emotion.

Are today's young people so powerful?

In other words, such an outstanding young man, why was he so unknown before?

The performance was over, Josh stood up and bowed to all the interviewers.

Arthur Forniti wrote down a long paragraph in his notebook before looking up at him: "Have you received any training in acting before?"

Josh shook his head frankly: "No, all my performances come from my own exploration."

It's just that it contains his acting experience in his previous life. Of course, no one would believe this even if he said it, but it is the truth.

So even though Josh is still worried about the future, his confidence has overshadowed his worries. He firmly believes that God is on his side.

Arthur Forney then smiled at Josh: "That's all for today's audition. If you pass, we will call you."

"Looking forward to your call." Josh walked briskly out of the door. Before leaving, he closed the door of the conference room by the way.

He felt that he played well this time, but the specific result was not something he could decide. In short, he tried his best.

After closing the door, Arthur Forney couldn't hide the smile on his face: "I think, I found our Mike Logan. William, what do you think?"

William Patrick, who participated in the audition on behalf of NBC Television, shook his pen: "He is really good, but he seems too young, 12 years younger than Chris."

Chris North, who played the role of Detective Mike Logan in the first season, was originally played by Chris Noth in the second season, but North had to withdraw from the second season of "Law and Order" because of private affairs. season, and in the script created by Dick Wolfe, Mike Logan is an indispensable character, so both the crew and the TV station have the idea of ​​finding a new Logan, after all, the show has only been broadcast for one season, The ratings of the first season were not too good, and it is entirely possible to find a new actor to replace Chris Noth.

Of course, the idea hasn't been fully implemented yet.

If Chris Noth returns in time, or if Dick Wolf is willing to rework the script, then everything that is currently arranged will have to be overturned.