[American Entertainment] Born to be passionate

Edmondo regrets making the casting public.

A steady stream of auditioners filled the small office and the corridor outside, as if it was Black Friday. Looking at the actors who came in and out in front of him, Edmondo just wanted to give himself a few days ago. hand.

"Come on, there are still 58 people coming to audition today." The casting director turned over the statistics book and said to Edmondo, "We will eventually find the actor you want."

Edmondo gave the opponent a hard smirk.

"But if this goes on like this, before I can find a suitable actor, I should enter a nursing home." He patted the casting director on the shoulder, and after greeting the producer Spielberg had found for him on the other side Temporarily left the audition scene, "Go ahead, I will take a break, I will make up their video later, and make a decision at that time."

Los Angeles at the end of July was very hot and uncomfortable, especially in such a relatively closed building. Even if they turned on the cold wind, it was difficult to soothe the restlessness in the soul.

Edmondo came to the far corridor, opened the window, and enjoyed the cool breeze blowing in from above.

There are so many people auditioning this time not only because it is an open audition, but also because Edmondo said that he will go to the scene to select in person. Many people are willing to wait in line outside the door for a few minutes just to catch a glimpse of him. Hours.

Now except for the role of the male protagonist who is determined to be Leslie Cheung, the rest has not been determined. According to the number of scenes, they are the two men and one woman in the protagonist's team, and the female villain who controls the overall situation and eventually overturns.According to Hollywood's industry rules, that is, political||political correctness, one of the main characters must be black.

The overall setting in this script is that after several centuries, the only remaining human beings live together. There is only a difference between poverty and wealth. Others such as race, nationality or beliefs are not much different.

Edmondo didn't think of political||political issues so he deliberately avoided them, he just didn't care, that's all.

but some people don't think so

"Seriously, why can't you think about using an Asian as the protagonist." David Geffen came to the audition scene at some point, and he walked up to Edmondo to persuade, "While there is still a chance, you You have to change the protagonist's personality, I have a few good actors here, all of which you can use."

"But I just want to use him, and this script is written for him." Edmondo leaned against the window and looked at Geffen, "Anderson couldn't convince me, let alone you."

David Geffen looked at Edmondo complicatedly for a while, then sighed, and followed his example and leaned on the table in front of the window.

"The final cost of your project should be about the same as that of Cameron's big ship. Have you thought about what will happen to DreamWorks if the two films lose all their money?" He said, "You have convinced us Betting on the ship that may sink at any time, and now let us invest in a sci-fi movie with the theme of revenge, to be honest, I didn't understand your story very much."

"The story is very simple. It is the story of a future sci-fi version of the Egyptian prince. The protagonist who was about to become the king was framed by his fiancée and turned into a slave. In the process, the emergency room formed a team to participate in the competition and get the chance to enter the palace." Edmondo spread his hands, "It's just a little sci-fi element added, the protagonist's tools have changed from guns to mechanical prosthetics, which is easy to understand."

David Geffen was obviously not interested in cyberpunk settings, he frowned at Edmondo.

"—God, don't be so pessimistic! You will thank me when you pay back your capital and double your income in two years." Edmondo rolled his eyes at his partner slightly, then turned around and stretched his shoulders, "In addition , the money for the sci-fi movie is now paid by myself, you don't need to be so entangled."

"I know, I just wanted to—"

"Don't think about it, it will only increase your pain." Edmondo walked back. "If there is nothing else, I will go back to the audition first. See you later, Mr. Geffen."

David Geffen looked at Edmundo's firm back and hammered the glass angrily.

Forget it, let’s pay for it, the CEO of DreamWorks thought, the big deal is to learn Fox’s method and find other studios to share the cost and recover blood.

……

At 5:[-] p.m., Edmundo finally finished today's audition and returned home. Although he was a little tired, a male role in the protagonist team had basically been determined. The black boy named Shemer Moore was very Appropriate, whether in terms of image, temperament or cost.

But the bad thing is that Edmondo's relaxed mood didn't last long, and there was a problem with his leading actor.

"I thought we had an agreement, Leslie."

After getting the news, Edmondo couldn't wait to call Leslie Cheung who was far away in Hong Kong. At first, his assistant answered the call. It took him a long time to get on the phone. Leslie Cheung seemed to be in a hurry. From the sporadic English words in their conversation, it can be heard that the destination may be a recording studio.

"I'm sorry, Director Edmondo, but next year I plan to return to the stage as a singer, and I'm currently preparing for a new album. I have to finish two songs before the New Year." Leslie Cheung's voice sounded a little tired , but still so gentle, he expressed full apology to Edmondo, "I will be touring around the world until the end of next year. I may have some free days after the Spring Festival, but they are definitely not enough to complete the filming."

"Oh—don't be like this. The center of this script can only be you. When I wrote it, I substituted your image in my mind. Please, Yun Qi's role can only be yours." Edmund softly He asked in a lower tone, "I guarantee that it only takes 45 days to complete your filming, no, 30 days is enough. When your Spring Festival is over, I will let you go back in just one month, and I will pay you double The salary, please."

There was silence on the other end of the phone, they switched languages ​​and communicated in a low voice for a while, and finally Leslie Cheung agreed.

"Okay, I will join, and I will go to Los Angeles as soon as the Spring Festival is over, which will be around the end of February and early March." He replied with a chuckle, "You gave my agency an offer they couldn't refuse, and they agreed to let me Come back in April at the latest."

Edmondo cheered on the phone.

"That couldn't be better! I'll send you the revised final script later. You can check it out in advance. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, or send it to my email, and I will reply on time." He said cheerfully Said, "Then I'll wait for you, my dear, and may God bless you!"

Leslie Cheung was a little helpless, he hooked the corner of his mouth and put down the microphone.The managers and assistants around him cheered at the same time, and the whole company got the news after a while.

"You are going to cooperate with a talented Hollywood director, brother! You are going to become an international superstar!"

Leslie Cheung shook hands with those who came to congratulate, and replied their blessings. Slowly, the hesitation in his heart about this decision disappeared, and finally the only thing left was expectation.

……

On the 8th day of the audition, Edmondo couldn't hold it anymore. Just as he was about to develop a habit of resisting the TV screen because of watching too many people's performance videos, Leonardo was like an angel Same saved him.He almost dragged the other party away from the audition scene as if fleeing for his life, and chose the most expensive restaurant in Los Angeles to express his gratitude.

"You can't imagine how difficult that is, I mean—it's like counting the number of ants on the ground, and numbering each one to pick the best one." Edmondo insisted Complaining to Leonardo on the table, by the way, using his charming face to relieve his tired eyes, he took a swig of the concoction, "You just said why you came back from Mexico?"

"I'm here to celebrate my mother's birthday." Leonardo shrugged and replied, "And the crew is facing a crisis these two days. I don't know who poisoned the soup. At least half of the people were sent to the hospital. The local police have been involved, but they haven't been able to find any clues until I leave."

Edmondo stirred the concoction in front of him with a straw: "It must be difficult to check, there are too many crew members-how are you and Kate, and where is Jim?"

"Me and Kate were fine, we were filming another scene that day, Jim wasn't too good, he drank the soup, but people who were on the set at the time of the show described that before the ambulance arrived, he put his hands on his throat and forced his stomach. Spit out everything in it." Leonardo made a face, "The guy said that Jim was like a red balloon at the time, and they were all afraid that he would explode|explode."

The blond actor gestured while talking, and Edmondo was amused by his antics from time to time, and the fatigue accumulated for several days disappeared without a trace.

"Oh, Leo, what would I do without you." He winked at Leonardo, and then said in an exaggerated aria, "Don't go, just stay here, I need you."

Leonardo did not catch this flirting that was different from the past.

"If you need it, I'll stay." He pursed his lower lip and said seriously, "It just so happens that my mother's party is going to be held soon, I can bring people back to join us, would you like to—"

The trend of the topic became more and more dangerous, and Edmondo raised his hand to stop it in time.

Jesus, that was a family reunion!

"I'm just joking, honey, if you don't go back on time, you will be punished by the contract." Edmondo threw away the straw and rolled a large piece of ice into his mouth, and said vaguely: " And it was a party at your house, so what if I went, how would you introduce me to your mother—this is my long-term bed-smate, okay?"

"I don't need to introduce you, they all know who you are. Well, I mean—" Leonardo stopped suddenly, he put his chin in his hands and looked at Edmondo with a chuckle, "They know You're obsessed with this for me."

"puff--"

Edmondo choked heavily, and then coughed violently.

He is obsessed with him?

This is a bit too much to say.

Leonardo is indeed charming, and he really likes him, but 'fascinated'?

Not yet.

"What?" Leonardo spread his hands puzzled, "Isn't it? You customized a script for me, you said you love me so much, and you want me to stay."

However, Edmondo didn't listen to a single word of the last few words, because something deep in his mouth was sending out bursts of soreness, which he had never felt before.He lowered his head and covered it there, trying to make the pain go away in the most primitive way.

"What happened?" Leonardo asked, frowning when he saw that he didn't speak, "Could it be you—God, you're shaking!"

Leonardo stood up in an instant, walked around the cart next to the table and sat down beside Edmondo.

"What's the matter, Dudu, raise your head." He pulled Edmondo's hand away rather forcefully, "Did you eat something? Does it hurt? Does your mouth smell like blood?"

Edmondo shook his head with red eyes.

"Tooth." He squeezed out a word, "I don't know why, but the innermost tooth suddenly hurts."

"That mouth, let me see."

Edmondo, whose back was paralyzed by the pain to a certain extent, opened his mouth obediently. Leonardo asked the waiter for a small mirror and a flashlight. Through the mirror, he saw the innermost part of Edmundo's lower teeth a small white dot.

That is--

"Oh, the case is solved, you have wisdom teeth." He let go of Edmundo's jaw and kissed him lightly at the corner of his mouth like a reward, "It's not a big problem, go to your dentist for a little After surgery, everything will be healed within a week."

Wisdom teeth?

Edmundo looked over in disbelief.

Strange, he never had wisdom teeth in his last life.