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Four and 10 minutes later, a silver Jaguar pulled up in front of a cafe near USC.

"Cut! Cut! Cut!"

The dark-haired young man with a gloomy expression shouted to stop, and the cafe where the role audition was going on was suddenly quiet, and everyone fell silent.

This is Ernest Dawson who got a chance to shoot a short film in this year's AFI director development class.

He is about six feet two tall, with extremely standard blond hair and blue eyes and deep outlines. He looks more like an actor than a director, but because of the current work that is not going well, his complexion is extremely bad.

There is no doubt that his mood is as bad as his face.

"Everyone take a 10-minute break."

The director frowned deeply, and his eyes stopped on the girl who had finished the audition.

"What a disaster, Jessica Goode, isn't it." He said coldly, "You have a magical ability to turn any movie into a horror movie, I suggest you call your agent immediately to sell yourself , instead of wasting time with me."

Jessica sniffled with an expression on her face that she was about to cry but barely held back, and dared not speak.

Lily White, who is in charge of chores, is a recent graduate of USC Film School and one of the producers of the film. She watched Jessica change from a nympho who harassed the director to the one in front of her with her head hanging down. Poor little scolding, can't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

She said tactfully, "Ernest, that's enough. Jessica has worked very hard, but your requirements are too strict, and those real actors may not be able to meet them."

The subtext is that it's just a short film that won't be screened, and those who come to audition are only some newcomers or acting students who don't care about the salary, so why set the standard so high.

And this small crew doesn't have much money and time to pick and choose.

Ernest raised his eyebrows, and turned his sharp eyes to Lily.

He really has an overly handsome face, comparable to a Hollywood star, but his harshness and pickiness make it unbearable for most women who approach him, so this face can only be seen from a distance and cannot be played with.

Ernest sent out a soul torture: "Yes, you also admit that she is not worthy of the word 'actor' at all. It seems that you have not lost your mind, Lily White."

"No, don't misinterpret what I mean." Lily argued, "You are the director, and it is your responsibility to guide the actors. You should give Jessica a little more patience and time instead of negating and satirizing her all over the place! "

"If you have no problem with aesthetics, you will find that I am generous enough." Ernest retorted, "You can't force me to carve a piece of rotten wood, and it's a piece of rotten wood that will be exhibited at the AFI for people to comment on." , this is no less than a public execution for everyone, including herself—and, she is not the heroine I choose, and I have no obligation to be responsible to her."

Putting this dire heroine in front of Robert Zemeckis and Ron Howard?

Oh, it would be easier to kill him.

Not to mention the possibility of Steven Spielberg attending the screening.

Lily took a deep breath, trying to ease the atmosphere: "Ernest, she is already the most suitable candidate, at least she is beautiful..."

Before the words fell, there was already a loud sob in the cafe.

"That's enough!" Jessica covered her face and cried, "Ernest Dawson, you bastard!"

Almost without hesitation, the girl rubbed her face hard, gave Ernest another look, and ran out of the cafe crying.

Then, they bumped into Josie who was entering the door and Martha who was beside Josie.

"It's you?" Jessica's voice was sharp, she clearly recognized Josie, "Josie Horton, why are you here!"

Josie thought about it carefully, and matched the face in front of her with the name retrieved in her mind.

Whoa, it's the pimp's daughter.

The one whose chin can go up to the sky, the so-called Miss Jessica Good, a top student at USC, a rising star in Hollywood, and a talented actress reserve.

"Miss Jessica Good—" Josie raised her lips and smiled slowly, "I guess your father must have had a good time these two days?"

Jessica's eyes widened suddenly, and her lowered hands clenched into fists.

She opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but reason forced her to restrain herself.

Because Mr. Good "accidentally" broke a leg and two ribs, but he dared not report the crime at all.

Josie felt a little dull, so she raised her eyebrows a little, and said arrogantly: "It's boring, please let me go."

Jessica wouldn't let it go.

She stared at Josie, then at Martha beside her.

Martha nodded at her, a very social type, with red lips and hair in a skirt, meticulous body styling, and an elite atmosphere in the workplace.

Compared with the popular hippie culture on the West Coast, the images of these brokers in Century City are too iconic, especially industry leaders such as CAA, who like to unify various rules in the industry, including Armani-style suits.

It was obvious that after kicking Jessica's father, Mr. Good, Josie Horton seamlessly transitioned to a new agent, who came from a top company in the industry that she didn't even dare to imagine.

— But, how is this possible?

Jessica couldn't help but said loudly: "Which company are you from, you dare to sign this guy who can't act at all? You're crazy! Her agency contract is still in my father's hands!"

Martha still kept smiling, only glanced down at her watch, raised her hand to push her away and said, "Sorry, you disturbed us."

——She didn't even bother to declare her family name!

Josie let out a chuckle at the right time, and walked in.

Jessica was mad.

Obviously Josie Horton is just an empty-headed idiot. There are thousands of beautiful babies like this in the city, and all of them are smarter, better at judging the situation, and more likable than her!

Jessica didn't think she was any worse than Josie at all.

And audition?Do not make jokes!

Who wouldn't know that Josie is just a wooden beauty, and she probably doesn't know how harsh a perfectionist Ernest Dawson is.

Jessica calmed down in an instant, turned back to the cafe amidst the surprised eyes of others, and went to the bathroom to tidy her appearance.

How could that Bi X do things that she couldn't even do?

She must stay here and witness Josie's failure with her own eyes!

The rest of the crew looked at each other.

Lily folded her arms and was staring at Ernest, saying with her eyes: Look, you did a good job.

Ernest rolled his eyes directly, and continued to taunt with a blank expression: "I reminded you earlier, prom queens and actors are two different things, and you refused to listen to me."

"If we still have a choice." Lily rubbed her temples, "If you can restrain your acrimony...at least Jessica played the heroine in a low-budget horror movie, and she's from USC student."

Ernest was a little impatient, so he had no choice but to purse the corners of his mouth and not speak, because he knew that he would only make some inappropriate and offensive comments now, but whoever let AFI's appropriation be in Lily's hands, he could only temporarily shut down .

So he looked around, trying to divert his attention.

Emm, the waiter didn't arrange the handles of all the mugs at the bar neatly, which is a bit annoying.

Emmm, why can't the jackets of those vinyl records be arranged in order of color?

Emmmm, if the official shooting scene is arranged here, they'd better do some tidying up in advance.

Suddenly, the cruising line of sight stopped.

He sees a girl.

The script of "The Perfect Victim" reads: Detective Bentley met with Iris Bickle in an off-campus cafe. This was their first meeting. Bentley had doubts about this female college student. She seems harmless, with a striking but not stunning beauty that sets her apart from those around her.

Except for the screenwriter and director himself, no one in the whole crew can understand what kind of heroine he wants, because these descriptions are too illusory. For them, a beauty is a beauty. A sweet girl or a sexy stunner is always very eye-catching.

And now, everyone who has read the script has the appearance of the heroine Iris Bickle in their minds——

A real poor noble princess.

Her soft blond hair is casually tied into a low ponytail, revealing a youthful face. She wears a very common white shirt and jeans. The texture of the shirt is ordinary, but very flat and clean. Belts frame the curves.

All this makes her very young and energetic, with a gentle temperament and full of charm.

Obviously not the top-notch shocking beauty, but it just makes people unable to take their eyes off.

"Iris" approached the crowd.

The lady beside her said, "Hi, Miss White, I'm Martha Miller, and this is my client Josie Horton. We have an appointment for an audition."

Ernest glanced at Lily, who quickly looked for the memo, and then explained: "I found it. Josie Horton, the newcomer to CAA, she was originally the last one. And she's only 16 years old, so she doesn't really fit the bill. Our requirement."

They asked for an audition to be a white woman in her mid-twenties, about five feet five tall, with a slim build, no large tattoos, and some acting ability.

To be precise, Josie is a newcomer who was temporarily squeezed in by a big company to accumulate experience and try her luck.

Although Caucasian women are very precocious, the 16-year-old Josie is obviously a little too immature, especially in the photo of her on the actor's resume. The pure temperament is in place, but she looks too young and not With the eyes of an adult, and the attractiveness of playing with men in the palm of your hand.

And Jessica Goode, although her performance is a bit bad, her eyes are very charming, and her figure is even more sexy and hot.

That's the right heroine.

Not to mention that Josie Horton has only filmed one commercial, and her resume is almost blank.

After Lily finished speaking, she deliberately looked at the girl in front of her who was slightly different from her resume photo, and her manager.

However, the two of them didn't seem to be aware of their own trap, and the expressions on their faces were almost a copy of the template, which remained unchanged and annoying.

"Get her to audition, Lily White, don't make me say it a second time." As the director, Ernest recovered his expressionless face and said formulaically, "Is that Josie Horton? I'll only give you 15 minutes." The performance time, three times NG."