[US Entertainment] 1994

The car was galloping fast on the road, far away from the bustling city, and the two sides of the road seemed especially empty.The wind is whistling outside the window, and there is a fresh smell when you smell it carefully. It is not like the wind in Los Angeles. It seems to be contaminated with strong oil vapor, which makes people feel uncomfortable from the bottom of their hearts.

Josh was a little sleepy. He squinted his eyes and looked out of the window with sleepy eyes. The shadows of the trees had turned into a thick ink-like darkness. Occasionally, there would be a little light flickering in the distance. The driver in front had been replaced by Rui Fan. Phoenix and his assistant sat in the passenger seat, and the entire row behind was occupied by Josh.

"It's still a few hours away, you can sleep for a while." River Phoenix said softly.

Josh nodded: "I'll rest for a while, and I'll replace you later."

"it is good."

After this sleep, he fell asleep unknowingly until dawn. When Josh woke up, he felt that his bones were soft, his nose was a little constricted, and his throat was a little dry. He touched the kettle in his backpack and filled half a glass of water. Consciousness is slightly clearer.

It was Phoenix's assistant who was driving. Phoenix was restless sleeping on the back of the chair, moving his body from time to time. Even in his sleep, his brows were tightly frowned, as if there were endless worries.

Josh sat up straight and said, "Let me drive it instead. You guys take a rest."

Josh's voice had been lowered as much as possible, but Phoenix was still awakened. Because of the whole day's running around, there were dark circles under his eyes that could not be covered up, and there were bloodshot eyes in his eyes. Seeing Josh sitting on the side seat In the driver's seat, he was taken aback, then closed his eyes again.

"Go to sleep at the back! Rest a little longer, I've had enough rest."

Phoenix didn't make a sound. He leaned half of his body on the back of the chair and tilted his head slightly. He didn't seem to hear Josh's opinion. Josh had no choice but to start the car and drive towards Portland smoothly.

Portland is located in Oregon in the western United States. It is the most populous city in Oregon and the second largest city in the Pacific Northwest of the United States after Seattle. Portland has beautiful scenery and is the location of many movies. Gus Van San Te is particularly fond of this city. In addition to "The Uninhibited Sky", he also chose to shoot several movies in Portland.

Among these movies, the most famous one is the "Twilight Saga" series, which set a box office record for later generations. Of course, that was many years later. The most popular Hollywood will always be the well-known big cities, famous directors also It has the feeling of a big city. In Josh's view, linking movies and cities together is also a way of cultural export. If it is replaced by an unknown country town, how can dreamers be interested in chasing it?

At around 8 o'clock in the morning, the group of three people finally arrived in the center of Portland. After entering the hotel, the three of them waved their hands and turned around without hesitation, and ran towards the warm and soft big bed with their feet uncontrollably.After all, Josh had rested at night, and he was still in good spirits. After laying on the bed for 10 minutes, he changed into a bathrobe and went into the bathroom.

The script of "Unruly Sky" had been sent to Josh when the contract was signed.

This is a very tragic movie. It is obviously a simple story, but it has a sadness that cannot be described in words.

It is not a movie that explores the living conditions of homosexuality, nor does it purely describe love - unlike Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain", which contains strong secular pressure, it is the love of two men who betray their wives and children, and is more mature. The Uninhibited Sky is like a green fruit, telling the story of two male prostitutes with different backgrounds on their way to find, but it is not a love movie, at least not in Josh’s view, Mike is more like a loveless As a child, he is dependent on Scott, but the warm Scott can't give him love.

Josh was wearing white pajamas, sitting on the bed with his legs crossed and reading the script. He was full of energy just after taking a shower. He briefly dried his hair, and the hair was still stained with water. He wrapped his hair in a towel and left the bathroom .

Many of the lines in the first half of the script were written by River Phoenix. Josh probably scanned it, but he hasn't started memorizing it yet. He plans to learn from River Phoenix to understand the real life of male prostitutes, and get in touch with each other by the way. After all, they are going to play It is a same-sex movie. If there is no communication between the protagonists, it will be difficult to perform what the movie needs to express.

After reading the script for a while, Josh was also a little sleepy. Just as he hesitated to continue reading, but fell asleep, the phone in his bag suddenly rang.

"Hello, this is Josh Walter."

"Josh Walter, hello, I'm Nathan Fisher, an agent of ICM, I found your resume in the company's database, I think we can discuss cooperation matters, where are you now ?”

Nathan Fisher was in a nervous and excited mood when he called, because he was worried that the candidate he was looking for had already signed an agent—God, no one knew how much Josh Walter was the moment he saw his resume. Excited, judging from his decades of experience in the agent business, Josh Walter is entirely possible to become the next Tom Cruise, he is much more attractive than those promising newcomers in the circle, God knows Why did the guy almost escape from him!

It was all the fault of the assistant who resigned inexplicably, and Nathan felt a tinge of anger in his heart.Even though the workload of ICM is very heavy and strict, to become a qualified agent, these must be endured. Now at least it is much better than 15 years ago. At that time, the William Morris family dominated all Hollywood stars. They were all signed by it, and it is often difficult for a solo agent to get ahead, and his annoying assistant not only resigned and left, but also messed up the information carefully organized by the previous assistant, if Nathan was not accidental If he was looking for a document, it would be impossible for him to find Josh's resume from the waste paper pile.

Josh blinked: “Are you an agent?”

"I am a professional and experienced agent." Nathan Fisher emphasized, "You can definitely rest assured about this."

"Just these two words can't convince me, Mr. Fisher, no one cares about language, but everyone values ​​performance. What is your performance?"

Josh is still very happy that his agent wants to sign a contract with him, but this does not mean that Josh will be overwhelmed by the excitement. The various events involved are just the basic functions of an agent. More advanced agents have the ability to chat and laugh with the big bosses of the film company to fight for the best interests of the artist. Filmmakers, choose the most suitable script for the stars...

Only the top agents can do all of this, and their salary is no less than that of first-line stars—compared with their ability, such salary is not outstanding. After all, even if a guy with this ability joins other industries, Always stand out.

Nathan Fisher paused, and then said calmly after a while: "I used to be Drew Barrymore's agent before she was 10 years old. You may have heard of Nicole Kidman, she is still My stars, Julianne Moore, Kathy Bates ... I have to be honest, I'm much more comfortable working as an actress."

"So all the male actors you signed before failed?"

"Not all of them, some of them have reached the second tier, but Mr. Walter, I have always believed that I have the ability to cultivate first-tier stars, and the gap between the first and second tier is not that huge."

Josh laughed softly: "Mr. Fisher, I'm not in Los Angeles now, and I won't go back in about three or four months. If you are really sincere, I hope you can give me a complete plan, can you?" ?”

"of course can."

After hanging up the phone, Josh's eyelids were so sleepy that they were about to fall off. He looked at the time, it was still early outside, and it was just right for him to wake up and eat breakfast.

But today, I don't know what happened. The call was like a hotline, and Josh yawned, but he still picked up the phone.

"Josh, have you arrived in Portland?"

"Guess?" Josh endured the intense sleepiness, but still yawned one after another.

"Sorry, I seem to disturb your sleep, but there is something I forgot to tell you." Colin said with guilt, "I have a friend who lives in Portland, you can find him if you need him, he is a Great guy."

"Got it, Colin, thanks, but I really have to go to bed."

After hanging up the phone and making sure no one would harass him, Josh fell asleep with the quilt in his arms.

In the opposite room, River Phoenix was on the phone patiently: "Jacques, he looks easy to get along with, not what you think, although Keanu is your friend, it's not about who robbed someone Keanu gave up the role first."

"But there's Keanu's reasons for your decision to be in the show too, isn't there?"

"That's just because he gave me the script himself. Dear Jacques, I'm not as easy to bully as you think. If he got the role through abnormal means, I will let him know how good I am."

"Rui Fan!" Joaquin Phoenix said helplessly, "Don't do this. Rui Fan, be frank, if you don't want to continue, you can take a break for a while, like me, mom and I will support you."

"Jaquin...I will consider it."

The author has something to say: Update~ This chapter is a transitional chapter.

In addition: 1. The original content of this article has been decided and will not be changed.

2. The protagonist is only acting in a movie, and I don’t intend to take advantage of River Phoenix’s popularity. To be honest, it was only after I wrote this article that I realized that Phoenix has such persistent fans.

3. The summer is hot and irritable. Maybe the tone of the reply to the comment was a little grumpy. Please forgive me, sorry.