[US Entertainment] 1994

For Josh, the end of the Oscars means the end of a year. For him, this year is almost the most fruitful year since he came to this world. From pure rookie in Hollywood to A-lister in Hollywood.

Josh himself has gradually gotten used to this change in identity. Compared with last year, his workload has increased several times. This channel conveys the information to Josh.

"I don't want to bother you either." Rui Fan smiled helplessly on the phone, "But he is my boss after all, and I still have to rely on him for food."

Al also called Josh a few days later to recommend the script: "I can't reject it. If you are interested, just take a look. It's okay if you are not interested. My task is to pass the script to you."

In just over a week, the scripts that Arnold handed over to Josh exceeded double digits.

Including the famous "Titanic" in later generations.

Judging from Mr. Agent's description, handing over the script to Josh should be a unilateral decision of Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount, and it was not approved by James Cameron.

Josh thought about it all day, but decided to reject this temptation.

It is true that "Titanic" can make Josh famous all over the world and achieve amazing box office results, but this is not in line with Josh's plan for his career. He wants to be a successful actor, but that does not mean reaching the sky in one step , He hopes that he can move towards his goal step by step.

"You're not going to play?" Arnold asked.

Josh shook his head: "James Cameron is a successful director, but love movies are my Achilles' heel. I think it will be a commercially successful movie, but it is not a movie that suits me. movie of."

"Well, I guessed it a long time ago." Arnold sighed in a low voice, "If you agree to pick it up, you won't be Josh Walter."

"Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount are looking for established actors, like you, like Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp, but James Cameron prefers pure newcomers, and he wants to pick a For a young actor in your 20s, you're getting old."

Two black lines appeared on Josh's forehead: "So you want to switch to the arms of young people? Arnold, you are such a volatile guy."

"I don't have such an idea. It's not easy to be an agent for a young actor. Now the whole Hollywood is envious of my good luck." Arnold said with a smile, "My colleagues are sour when they see me and say I'm gone Shit luck, but sadly, they didn't even get a chance."

"Shit luck?" Josh frowned suddenly, "Being the manager of the great Josh Walter turned out to be just luck, dear Arnold, you really make me sad, don't you think that in your eyes Am I just a piece of shit?"

Arnold immediately shut up and didn't speak.

He knew very well that no matter what his answer was next, Josh would ruthlessly attack him in all directions, and then defeat him with rich experience.

The air froze for a while, and Josh broke the silence first: "Is it really not easy to be a young actor's agent?"

Josh didn't realize this at all. He and Arnold have always cooperated tacitly, especially in terms of business. Arnold and Josh's attitudes are surprisingly consistent. Both of them recognize the importance of business, but they also recognize the value of the work to actors.

Arnold shrugged: "It's many times more difficult than you imagine."

Among other things, after "Titanic" was released as the director, a bunch of young actors came to the door, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale... Ma Hugh McConaughey is one year older than Josh, but because of Josh's outstanding achievements, putting him with young actors under the age of 30 seems to be a bully, and gradually he is also known from the so-called He was excluded from the list of "potential newcomers" and "future superstars".

But it is worth mentioning that the young newcomers who are optimistic about by many Hollywood people do have good development in the future.

For example, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., and Brad Pitt of Josh's generation.

Before "Pirates of the Caribbean", Johnny Depp has always followed the route of melancholy temperament. The dark temperament in Tim Burton's movies fit him perfectly, but "Pirates of the Caribbean" made the whole film circle see Johnny Depp's Another possibility is that he became one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood.

Robert Downey Jr. staged another counterattack, relying on the "Iron Man" series to turn around and make a lot of money.

Brad Pitt is taking a parallel route of business and literature, but Pitt's performance in business has not been considered outstanding, and he has no more Oscar nominations than actors of the same age. It can only be said that he is particularly favored by Hollywood. actor, his love stories with Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston are enough to keep him firmly in the top three on the Hollywood gossip list, creating a steady stream of topics and wealth for paparazzi and supermarket tabloids .

It is worth mentioning that when these people had just gained a foothold in Hollywood, they were recruited by a discerning brokerage company and embarked on the road of future superstars.

In Leonardo DiCaprio's generation, Christian Bale has always been the best actor born in the 70s, and Matthew McConaughey is the future Oscar winner, but in fact, they In the 90s, he began to build his own reputation and contacts, and his continued success in the future is just a continuation of the present.

Of course, to a certain extent, this also proves the vicious vision of Hollywood practitioners. Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio both switched from the TV drama industry to the film industry. When they were unknown and transparent, a shrewd and vicious agent brought them into the film industry and helped them on the road to superstardom.

However, many young actors who shine in the TV drama industry rarely have such opportunities.

There is no one like Josh who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Globe winner at such a young age, not to mention that Josh's achievements in business are equally outstanding. In fact, many agents envy Arnold's good luck, not only It's because he discovered Josh, and even more because he has been given up by Tom Cruise, but he relied on Josh to fight his way out.

Josh's status in Hollywood is indeed inferior to that of Tom Cruise, but in time, Josh may not be able to surpass Tom. After all, Josh has already shown his potential in business. In terms of art, Josh is even more Having broken many records, this is an area that Tom cannot surpass.

The two were chatting happily when Carlos knocked on the door suddenly and came in: "Do you want some fruit?"

Josh resolutely put aside his interest in listening to gossip, and leaned forward with a smile: "I want to eat!"

The manager, who was stuffed with dog food for no reason, shook his head helplessly, and followed up to grab two yuan.

"So, which movie are you going to choose?" Arnold frowned, "Just like the year before last, after making two movies in a row, you've had enough rest time."

Josh sighed: "If there are two such excellent movies in front of me at the same time, I will definitely follow them without hesitation. The question is, is there?"

"Okay, then I'll give you another half a month. In addition, I will inform you again that your salary has increased again. Now the average price offered by each film company is 1500 million US dollars. As your agent, I can also have at least $200 million in royalties, so, you know."

Josh blinked.

"So you'd better choose a suitable script early, so that Arnold doesn't have to wait hard, otherwise he will do anything for money." Carlos smiled slightly, forked a piece of fruit, and put it into Josh's mouth.

The manager couldn't stand it anymore: "Josh, is your hand broken?"

"How can old people understand the romance of young people, old man, when you leave, don't hinder me and Carlos from living a two-person world, thank you."

The manager who was so angry that he vomited blood: "..."

"Josh Walter, you better hope you don't gain weight during this time."

He really wanted to beat Josh to death!

I swear to God, if it wasn't for the sake of Washington, Lincoln and Franklin, he would definitely kill Josh, the little bastard, while the moon was dark and the wind was high!

The annoyed Mr. Manager's walking posture was a little deformed. The moment the door was closed, Carlos rubbed Josh's face helplessly: "Don't always bully him."

Josh glared at him: "Be honest, there must be some ulterior deal between you and him."

Carlos tilted his head to act cute.

Josh pinched the other person's ear: "You usually call him Mr. Keynes, but today you called him Arnold, and you even invited him to eat fruit. Say, what deal did you reach?"

Carlos smiled slightly: "No, I'm just out of sympathy as a human being. After all, your manager is bullied too badly by you every day."

Josh refused to admit the authenticity of this matter.

Of course, anyway, he does need to think about the next movie he will shoot.

After experiencing the three films of "Scent of a Woman", "Schindler's List" and "The Shawshank Redemption", Josh's vision of film selection has become more and more critical, and audiences and film critics have higher and higher demands on him , Josh is not saying that he must choose a new film that surpasses these three films, but he must choose a challenging film.

It can be said that after the Oscars came to an end, Josh had already set his sights on his coveted movie star statuette. He did not choose a certain movie just for the statuette, nor did he mean that he would definitely be able to get it if he starred in a certain movie. Little Golden Man, but he must at least surpass his past self.

This is Josh's pursuit as an actor.