[US Entertainment] 1994

The auditions are over, and Josh's life must go on.It has been more than half a year since he graduated from university, and he is still working hard for his Hollywood dream. He has not yet found a job with a stable salary. Josh’s approach seems unbelievable to outsiders, but he has the full support of his parents , They relieved Josh of his worries.

Josh's father, Tom Walter, is a lawyer, and his mother is a copy editor for a publishing house in San Diego-a standard middle-class configuration. In this family, Josh ranks third. He has two older brothers and one younger sister. The two older brothers are already married, one works in an investment bank on Wall Street, the other has become a full-time photographer, and the younger sister is studying at the prestigious Harvard University, majoring in architecture.

No matter how you look at it, Josh and his four siblings will have a brilliant future. After all, even in a liberal and democratic America, every child can receive higher education, which can only be achieved by elite families—provided that Josh does not stubbornly hold his head. Dive into Hollywood words.

Everyone has the dream of being a big star, but only a handful of people can truly realize it.

People only see the success of Tom Cruise and Kevin Costner, but they don't know that behind these successful people, there are tens of thousands of unknown actors who are waiting for opportunities and looking forward to Be that lucky one yourself.

But the reality is cold and cruel.

The Screen Actors Union alone has 10 registered members.

Although the crew of "Law and Order" hasn't given him a clear reply, Josh doesn't intend to sit still. The system in his mind is still waiting to be fed. There are only 20 days left before the completion of the task, which seems not short. But time flies, and the information released by the union every day rarely meets his requirements. Once he misses it, Josh will lose the opportunity to play with big actors.

Josh didn’t want to lose at all.

"Josh, good morning, you are the first again."

"Good morning, Elizabeth." Josh showed a signature smile, and turned to Elizabeth in a friendly and familiar manner, "I brought you milk tea, your favorite flavor, so what's the chance today?"

Elizabeth held her face in distress: "Oh, it seems that I have to gain weight again, but Josh, you can always hit my heart."

Elizabeth is a staff member of the Screen Actors Guild. She is a cute girl with small fat, round eyes and freckles on her face. Josh has become acquainted with her after coming here many times. Although he has not found a suitable opportunity so far, Elizabeth Take good care of him and always give him the best news in advance.

"Let me take a look." Elizabeth took out her notebook, read it carefully, and then looked up and told Josh: "There is a role in Julia Roberts' new movie that is recruiting, if you are interested, you can try it. "

"The next thing is... Well, "Unruly Sky", this movie still lacks a leading actor."

Elizabeth looked at Josh sincerely: "I suggest you audition for the first film, because Julia Roberts is in the limelight, and being able to play a role in her movie is very helpful for your exposure, and "Unruly Sky" ’ is a gay film, and no one wants to pay for it.”

Josh showed a helpless expression: "Liz, I'm just a newcomer, and your tone made me think that I was a big guy randomly selected by the script."

"Josh, for the sake of milk tea, you will definitely succeed in the future, there is no doubt about it."

"Thank you, I hope your prophecy comes true."

Julia Roberts' "Pretty Woman" has been released for more than half a year, and has already taken in more than 1 million US dollars at the box office. It ranks second among the films released this year, second only to "Ghost Love", This warm and sweet chick movie also makes Big Mouth Beauty one of the hottest newcomers in Hollywood. Her next movie is called "Keep a Lover", which tells the love story of a kind and lovely girl and the son of a wealthy businessman suffering from cancer. But the character recruited was not the son of a rich businessman, but the girl's disgusting cheating ex-boyfriend.

…Josh decided that even if "The Uninhibited Sky" was a gay film that no one wanted to invest in, he was going to audition. If it didn't work, he would try the role in "Keep a Lover" again.

In short, just looking at the description of the script, the role of the cheating ex-boyfriend should not have any technical difficulties, and it does not require the actor's outstanding acting skills. Of course, relatively, it will not help the actor's career.

In fact, Josh didn't have much impression of this "Keep a Lover" at all. Hollywood releases hundreds of films a year, but only a few can be remembered. In Roberts's career as an actor, this film also She didn't leave any traces, and people are most impressed by her movies "Pretty Woman", "My Best Friend's Wedding" and "Never Compromise".

But "The Uninhibited Sky" is different.

The original starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix are both Hollywood's famous rookie performers. At the same age, but already won the first Golden Globe nomination and Oscar nomination last year, his strength is extraordinary.

It stands to reason that "The Uninhibited Sky" should not be reduced to the situation where the union recruited actors, but considering that it is the 90s, the atmosphere of Hollywood is still closed, even after more than 20 years, Hollywood is still a giant with homophobia , this gay movie that no one cares about and everyone talks about turns pale can only turn to the unions for help.

Josh wanted to challenge this movie.

It took Josh 40 minutes to run home from the union. He often does this in his spare time. After all, he is only a 20-year-old young man now, and running is really good for his body. Josh sometimes pinches himself Pectoral muscles, or simply take off the T-shirt to show off to Edgar. Every time he receives Edgar's jealous eyes, Josh feels very satisfied.

After running to the opposite square to feed the pigeons for a while, Josh walked back slowly. Halfway there, Old Tom, who hadn't contacted him for a while, suddenly called him.

"Hey, Dad."

"My dear son, have the auditions gone well recently? Colin told me that you had failed auditions a while ago, it doesn't matter, you don't have to worry about it at all."

Colin Walter, Josh's eldest brother, is a manager of a Wall Street investment bank.

Josh smiled: “Dad, did you come here specially to comfort me?”

"Dear little Josh, I am very worried about you, worried that you will be sad and depressed." Old Tom's voice was still steady on the phone. As the head of the family, the hard-working Tom Walter was the pillar and idol of the four children. Can always bring happiness to his children, "Compared with your brothers and sisters, I am most worried about you."

"Because they have stable jobs, and I have no career plans?" Josh deliberately joked.

"No no no—" Old Tom sounded a little disappointed, "Your father is definitely not this kind of person."

"I just think that you were not happy enough in the past, and you always looked preoccupied." Old Tom explained, "But not now, dear son, I can hear happiness just from your voice, if the actor is you If you want to dream, then you go for it, we will always be your strongest backing."

Josh only felt his eyes a little sour, and after a while, his slightly choked voice sounded slowly: "Yes, Dad, I'm really happy now."

"That's fine."

"But I have to explain that I didn't feel unhappy when I was at home, I was just a little, a little pretending to be deep."

"But you are only two years older than Serena, and you are still a child."

"Dad, you have to admit that Serena is much more mature than me."

Serena is the youngest sister in the family. She is the youngest but the most planned. She went to a prestigious school all the way to Harvard University. Compared with Josh, who is quiet and sensible on the surface but is a childish ghost in his heart, Serena is indeed very mature.

"Yeah, she's at least 12 years old and peeing on the windowsill."

"father!"

Seeing that Josh was really angry, Old Tom quickly apologized to him: "I'm sorry son, but don't forget, Los Angeles is not far from San Diego at all. If you have time, why not go home and try the apple pie made by your mother , I have tasted it, it is very delicious.”

"I will, Dad."

Back at the apartment, it was not time for Edgar Wallis to get off work. Josh stuffed the clothes he changed from the previous two days into the washing machine, and cleaned the apartment again. When Edgar came back, what he saw was The grounds are spotless.

He raised his eyebrows: "It's really clean, you did this? A miracle happened."

Josh blinked: "No one stipulates that future big stars can't clean up by themselves."

Edgar patted his forehead: "Josh, you are here again."

"It was you who attacked me first, Edgar."

The dinner was completed by the two of them. Josh made an onion curry, and Edgar prepared a main course and a hot soup. Although the dishes were simple, the portions were very large. It was just right for two men with big appetites. It is economical and nutritious. Although washing dishes is troublesome, considering the income, Josh still chooses this way of life.

He is not short of money, Tom and Colin will send him a sum of money every month, and his sister Serena arranges his four seasons clothes - there is no way, Josh is the poorest person in their family, even if the four in the family When the two children were studying, the eldest Colin had accumulated a small coffers for himself by investing his pocket money. The second child Gavin regularly contributed articles to photo magazines, and he was not short of money. The scholarship of his younger sister Serena Also enough to make her richer than most kids.

Josh finally understood why everyone was worried about him.

Not only did he know very little, but after old Tom sent out his pocket money, he always spent all the money immediately. A cabinet was piled up with DVDs and CDs, as well as comics and movie posters. Start frugal at the end of the month.