[US Entertainment] 1994

Josh naturally didn't know the trauma Colin caused to Carlos, even if he knew, he wouldn't have any sympathy for Carlos Ross, he would just laugh at him viciously.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the grand occasion of the summer vacation has once again swept across the North American continent. Naturally, this year's summer vacation has nothing to do with Josh. He does not have a new movie released, and the only finished "Scent of a Woman" has already been aimed at During the awards season, it is impossible to participate in the competition for the summer file.

During this time, George's life also changed from calm to busy.

Thanks to the "help" of Carlos Ross, Josh has gained a great sense of presence in more than a month. He did have some fame, but because the movies he starred in were not big productions and the number of movies was small, Joe Shi Shi's popularity is far from being compared with Brad Pitt and others, but once he has a relationship with Carlos Ross, his popularity will be very different from the past.

"Invitations from five TV stations, including NBC and ABC TV stations; invitations to more than a dozen scripts; an average of one dinner party per week..." Arnold Keynes listed the invitations that have been interested in Josh recently with a smile, "Congratulations, Josh, you've taken the first step."

Josh gave him a blank look: "You know very well that I can't participate in all of them."

Arnold nodded: "I can't be more clear, this is just the beginning. This is not so much an acceptance as a temptation. You have just gained a firm foothold and have not fully and thoroughly proved yourself. You can participate in a small part of the content, the most important thing is to find a movie that suits you best."

"Josh, my man, you've had enough rest."

"it is good."

Arnold Keynes turned down the invitation from the TV station. Although those invitations came from a large TV station like NBC, they were not the ace program of the TV station, and they did not help Josh much now.

This summer, apart from occasionally going to the cinema to watch newly released movies, Josh was almost buried in the apartment reading scripts.

Although he has the information of later generations and knows which movie is most likely to be successful, it should be an actor's instinct to read the script. Not all movies that any actor starred in can be successful, and big productions are everywhere. Yes, no matter how good an actor is, there is a possibility of being misjudged, and a large part of the reason why top actors can maintain their vitality is that they can read the script.

Actors who are as popular as shooting stars may only succeed in one or two works, and the next dozen or so will hit the market. Top actors, they can guarantee that more than 60% of the works they star in are successful, This is the secret of their standing.

Compared with others, Josh has many advantages, but he is an actor eager to succeed, and it is impossible for him to select scripts based on the experience of later generations.In Josh's view, a good script must have advantages that other scripts do not have. After a closer look, he should be able to figure out something different from it.

At noon, Josh was blowing on the air conditioner in the living room. Christian Bale came in from outside sweating profusely and threw an ice cream to Josh: "You just stay at home every day and don't go out?"

Josh nodded and waved the script in his hand: "I'm doing business, and from the way your sweaty face looks like an iron pan, I know what a wise decision it is not to go out."

Bell rolled his eyes with an extremely unsightly look.

After getting acquainted with Josh, Bell finally no longer had a cold, dead face, and occasionally joked with Josh.In any case, he and Josh were young people, and there were not many intrigues and disputes. In addition, he and Josh went home together for Christmas last year, and the relationship between the two gradually became closer.

Josh smiled at him: "I went to see "Legend of the Newsboy" some time ago, and you did a good job."

When Bell mentioned this, he looked frustrated. He sighed low, and occupied the other half of the sofa: "You didn't see what the media criticized me for. It's really terrible."

"Newsboy Legend" invested 1500 million US dollars. The protagonists include Christian Bale and Oscar winner Robert Duvall. As a film with a strong historical color, this film did not have any good luck. Losing everything, as Bell tried to transform into an adult film at the age of 280, it failed Bell's expectations and cast a shadow over Bell's transformation.

Of course, it's not the worst yet.

In Josh's impression, next year's Golden Raspberry Awards is probably the most embarrassing moment for "Legend of the Newsboy". As a musical, it directly won the worst movie song of that Golden Raspberry Award. Great irony.Of course, Bell's luck was not bad. Although "Legend of the Newsboy" was shortlisted for several Golden Raspberry awards, such as worst film and worst director, but the critics most targeted the poor performance of the former actor Robert Duvall. Ask why the four-time Oscar nominee, one-time winner has such a poor performance, compared to his performance, Bale's performance is considered hard work.

But Josh firmly believes that with Christian Bale's tenacity, he will one day be able to get out of the quagmire and achieve a bright career.

Compared with Leonardo DiCaprio of the same age, although Bell got off to a smooth start, the image of being imprisoned in historical films in his teenage years made him take a lot of detours, and he is not like "Titanic" It can be said that in the future, Bell will become a representative of Hollywood post-70s actors, which is inseparable from his resilience and hard work.

Josh patted him on the shoulder: "The gunfire is all aimed at Robert Duvall, you don't have to be so depressed."

"If only I had your vision for film selection." Bell sighed, "It's also an investment of more than 1000 million U.S. dollars, and the investment in "My Cousin Vinny" is several million less than that of "Legend of the Newsboy" However, the box office is more than 30 times that of "Legend of the Newsboy", which is really a frustrating figure."

Josh raised his eyebrows: "I'm not the protagonist. No matter how much the movie earns, I don't have a penny. When I signed the contract, my salary was only 10 yuan, which is not as much as you."

Christian Bale raised the corners of his lips: "Isn't it different now? Venice Best Actor plus a Golden Globe nomination, plus a movie with a box office of more than 7000 million. Although you are not the protagonist, this is enough for your salary to increase a lot gone."

"There is no one who doesn't love dollars." Josh shook his head and opened the script, "Money is also the motivation for me to make good movies."

But Bell is right. After "My Cousin Vinny" was released, although the highlights belonged to Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei, as one of the leading actors, Josh also had a good appearance because of his handsome appearance and slightly The goofy performance was well received.

In this commercial movie that lacks big names, the vividness of Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei, the funnyness of Mitchell Whitfield, and the silliness of Josh are all impressive, especially Josh, he It was only in "The Unruly Sky" that he created the image of a gentle male prostitute, and in a blink of an eye he played the unlucky guy with ease. In him, the audience and film critics felt infinite possibilities.

In particular, his handsome Tom Cruise face was in stark contrast to the character's silly and unlucky appearance. While the audience was overjoyed, they also had infinite affection for Josh.

In the surveys released by professional box office survey agencies and film review magazines, Josh Walter is also one of the factors that attract audiences to the cinema.

It is precisely because of this that many film companies have sent Josh movie invitations. Compared with the period of "My Cousin Vinny" and "Scent of a Woman", Josh's salary has doubled. Break through the million mark.

The $100 million is just the starting price, and if Josh really likes a script, Arnold Keynes can make this figure fluctuate a bit.

"The main reason is that you are too lazy." The agent said bitterly, "You only have two movies released now. Although the box office is not bad, they are not enough to prove your commercial strength. If you have three or even four movies that are good at the box office movie, I'm sure I can talk you into a pretty nice number, but Josh..."

"Stop crying!" Josh waved his hand, "I know, laziness is the original sin."

"It's good that you know." The manager said, "But I'm not forcing you to work hard to make a movie and ruin your body. I think you will pay tens of millions for a film in the future so that I can take millions of commissions. It’s not that a large number of plays lose quality.”

"Understood, what a long-winded Arnold."

The agent rolled up his sleeves, and Josh could already see the blue veins on his forehead, and he quickly showed a pure smile: "Arnold, there is no agent in Hollywood who is more serious and responsible than you, you What an angel, your holy light enveloped me, allowing me to have the coolness of summer..."

"Shut up!" Arnold Keynes finally couldn't hold back, and gave Josh a light punch.

"So, dear Arnold..." Josh's smile was bright and flattering, and Arnold Keynes suddenly had an ominous premonition. He quickly took a step back, keeping the distance between him and Josh within what he thought was a safe range , then carefully raised his head——

Still that scary smile...

"Want to eat high-calorie ice cream?"

"Pretend you don't know anyone and sneak out of the reception?"

"He walked out carelessly, but was blocked by fans at the entrance of the mall and waited for his rescue in the toilet for two hours?"

"..."

Arnold Keynes carefully recalled the bad things Josh did. Whenever he made a mistake and thought he could not be forgiven, he often showed the same flattering smile.

But Arnold Keynes swears, there is no smile more flattering than this moment!

Mr. Broker felt that he had a disease which required him to leave the room at once or he would fall ill.

"Dear Arnold, it's like this. I have a script in mind. Can you help me get it?"

"script?"

Mr. Broker is interested.

Seeing the other party take the bait, Josh's smile became brighter: "It's very simple, a Steven Spielberg movie."

""Jurassic Park"? Although it is very difficult, I can fight for you..."

Josh glanced at him.

Arnold Keynes looked back at him.

Josh glanced at him again, with a shy face.

Arnold Keynes was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Josh's eyes were blinking, and Arnold Keynes couldn't help but shiver with his cute look: "Josh, although you are a good-looking man, but I..."

"It's not Jurassic Park, it's Schindler's Ark, yes, that movie about Auschwitz, and Steven Spielberg does have plans to do it, I'm not sure about that. I am interested in novels, so I want to try..."

"..."

"……Ha ha."

"For an agent like you, convincing Spielberg is harder, but not impossible."

"..."

"Josh, do you think your agent is an idiot? Everyone knows how difficult it is to make a film like this. The Soviet Union has just collapsed. The Poles may not allow such a film to start in Auschwitz. And the prospect of such a movie may be very bleak, even if the director is Steven Spielberg, he may not be able to control such a subject matter."

Josh lowered his head: "Arnold, I want to try."

Although Arnold Keynes knew very well that Josh's pitiful appearance at this moment might just be a fake, but the manager was still unavoidably touched.

He patted Josh on the shoulder lightly: "You really want to try?"

Josh nodded: "Yeah."

"There are two problems before you. One is that this movie is obviously a heavy subject. Generally speaking, the audience and the director are not at ease to give an important role in this movie to a young actor. Can you Driving is also unknown, so if you want to play it, you have to give [-] percent to impress Spielberg."

"I'm glad you were a good student when you were in school. You should have taken a good history class. At least you won't have any misunderstanding when you read the script."

"The second is that even if you try your best, Spielberg's final choice may not necessarily be you." Arnold smiled, "You have to get used to facing blows, Spielberg is not Jonathan Lynn, not Martin Brest, even if it is a doomed movie, under the halo of Spielberg's name, there will be countless actors who will go on and on."

"are you ready?"

"Ah."

Arnold Keynes raised a faint smile: "Okay, then I will help you."