She said to herself.Matthew heard her words to himself, looked at his daughter's expression of enjoyment, and touched the top of her head with some softness in his heart.At this time, they were driving on Sunset Boulevard, the tall coconut palm trees on both sides of the boulevard stretched, and the rented convertible matched the weather in Los Angeles, he naturally didn't like the character of the convertible, if it weren't for Deborah, he would have rented a low-key SUV, which was more suitable for his temperament."
Happy?"
Matthew turned his head to look at Deborah, who was still with her eyes closed and her elbows resting on the car door.She opened her eyes, smiled and nodded, "Of course!"
”Matthew had never seen her so happy, and his bright smile even made his mood better, so he also smiled: "I'm about to see the Hollywood logo, but don't close your eyes and be careful to miss it." ”Deborah immediately sat up straight, holding the camera around her neck, staring straight ahead, as if she was afraid that the giant Hollywood sign would flash in front of her.Matthew laughed, expressing helplessness at her nervous appearance for fear of missing it, so he could only step on the accelerator to let her see it as soon as possible.When the letters "Hollywood" finally appeared in Deborah's line of sight, she was stunned, and even forgot to take a picture, these letters were reflected in her light green pupils, and the excitement in her heart made her fingers holding the camera tremble slightly."
What's wrong?"
Matthew had just parked his car on the side of the road in Lake Hollywood Park, and when he turned his head, he saw Deborah staring at the Hollywood sign intently, forgetting to take a picture with her camera, which was not like her.Deborah reacted at this point, shook her head and opened the door and couldn't wait to get out of the car, without even waiting for Matthew to follow, all the way towards the sign.It wasn't until she found the best angle for her shot that she looked back at Matthew, who was trotting over, holding up the camera in her hand and shouting excitedly, "Dad, take a picture for me!"
”"......"
Matthew sighed inwardly, resigned to picking up his pace, and took the camera in her hand."
Be sure to take a picture of me and the Hollywood letters!"
Deborah told her uneasily, it was really because Matthew's "criminal record" was too much, and she had taken pictures of her before, and several times she was either covered with hair, or the focus was not adjusted well and only took pictures of her big face, and she couldn't see any scenery behind......
Wait, all this steel straight man angle makes her almost want to change her father.It would be nice if Nicola was here, my aunt is a photographer, and no matter how I shoot, I will look better than my father.Matthew nodded, stepped back a bit, pointed the camera at her and Hollywood logos, and clicked the shutter, "Alright." ”"Take a few more photos~" Deborah struck another pose.Matthew really doesn't understand what is so good about such a broken sign, and there are so many people filming here.But the baby daughter asked, and he could only do it honestly, otherwise she would make a fuss, which would give him a headache.Deborah struck dozens of poses, and Matthew kept pressing the shutter to get Deborah to let him go and put the camera back in her hands.She immediately lowered her head and blocked the screen with her hand to prevent the backlight, and began to look at the various photos taken by Matthew.I saw that the originally excited smile on her face gradually disappeared, and she gradually became perverted......
"Dad......
How did you make me 1.5 meters, who was more than 1.7 meters?
”Matthew took the camera from her hand suspiciously, and looked at it carefully, but he couldn't see anything wrong: "Isn't it pretty good?"
Have you photographed your face and the Hollywood logo?
”The corners of Deborah's mouth twitched, and she sighed resignedly.Forget it, expect my dad to be enlightened in photography, but it is better to expect that he has □□ function and can take pictures of himself by himself."
Forget it, Dad, stand here and don't move, I'll take a few pictures of you."
Deborah said as she stepped back, but within a few steps of retreat, she bumped into someone and stepped on him.Deborah turned her head with an "ah" and a very thin boy took a step back with a "whoop"."
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to......"
Deborah apologized again and again, and then she could see the boy's face clearly.The boy has thick short hair that is dark brown and almost black, his facial features are angular, and every line is as sharp as if he was cut with a knife, but his eyes seem to be born with melancholy, and the corners of his eyes are slightly drooping, and when he does not make any expression, he looks very sad, which makes people feel that they are about to break their hearts when they look at it."
It's okay."
The boy looked at her face and was stunned for a while, then showed a bright smile to show that he didn't mind, and the whole person's temperament suddenly changed, turning into a sunny and beautiful appearance.Matthew watched the scene from there, narrowing his eyes dangerously.Whose child is this?
Can you take it with you?
Don't you see him seducing my precious daughter with a smile?
The old father's heart flashed through countless barrages, but there was no trace on his face, he just calmly walked towards the two young boys and girls who were chatting, and interrupted their conversation a little rudely.And Deborah just learned that this boy was also planning to become an actor, and even played a small role in "Law and Order Season 19", which made her envious."
It's time for us to go to Michael Dawson."
Matthew didn't even look at the boy, took Deborah's little hand and prepared to leave.Deborah followed her father's pace with some regret, and waved behind her as she walked: "My name is Deborah Reb - see you again when you have a chance~!"
”How could the boy not see the displeasure on Deborah's father's face?
He smiled and waved at her, put his hands together in front of his mouth, and shouted, "Timothée Chalamet!
My name!
”Matthew's face darkened suddenly, he turned around and glared at the boy fiercely, pulled Deborah and got into the car, completely devoid of the usual elite lawyers.Seeing that Deborah even got into the car and stuck her head out to wave to Timothy, Matthew was even more angry, but he didn't know what to say at the moment to stop his baby daughter from being cheated, and all the calmness that he talked about in court was thrown into the sea off the coast of Los Angeles.After a while, he held back a few words: "Fasten your seat belt, your head quickly retracts, it's not safe." ”Deborah stuck out her tongue and grimaced at him before she retracted her head and fastened her seatbelt.Almost as soon as she fastened her seatbelt, Matthew stepped on the accelerator and immediately drove the car out, not even opening the convertible.Timothy, who was still in place, looked at the sports car that had disappeared in smoke, and burst out laughing.His parents walked up to him after taking pictures of the scenery, looked at him with a happy face, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Aren't you glad that we brought you here?"
”The smile on Timothy's lips never went down, and he shrugged, "Do I have it?"
I'm glad I can be a light bulb for both of you on your journey. ”Immediately after that, he was slapped with a chestnut.Compared to Timothy, who eats chestnuts, Deborah's conversation in the car seems a little flat.Eh, it's not very bland, actually."
This kind of boy is not a good boy at first glance, you exchanged contact information?"
Matthew, who had been silent for a long time before finally saying the second sentence, cautiously took the words out of his precious daughter's mouth.Can Deborah not know her own father?
She wrinkled her nose and snorted, "Secret." ”She wouldn't tell Matthew that they hadn't actually exchanged contact information, and that they had just made like-minded friends, so she wasn't interested in that boy at all, okay?
She, Deborah Reb, has been sought after by boys since she was a child, and she is a dignified figure in school, how can she be so easily confused by the beauty of boys?
Chapter 10 The second round of auditions suits and leather shoes, although he is middle-aged, he does not have a big belly, is not greasy, is not bald, and looks very similar to Matthew on weekdays, an elite style.This was Deborah's first impression of her future agent, Michael Dawson.Pretty, so pretty, so amazingly pretty.This is Michael Dawson's first impression of his future important customer.Originally, when Woodson mentioned this student to him, he didn't really pay much attention to it in his busyness, and was just doing an old friend a favor, let alone signing her.And almost as soon as he saw Deborah, he overturned all the decisions in his mind.Sign her and she'll be red.Michael showed his first gentle smile of the day: "Vanessa has already told me in advance, the second round of "Game of Thrones" audition venue is going from this side. ”Matthew and Deborah followed in his footsteps as they walked as they listened to his unobtrusive self-introduction.This broker seems to have a lot to talk about......
Deborah looked at Michael, adding another label to him.And Matthew on the side is very satisfied with Michael, obviously it is a different profession, they can talk very well somehow, from Deborah's audition to her career arrangement, and then from her career arrangement to the strength of several major Hollywood agencies, the topic is getting bigger and bigger, and Deborah can't understand it at all.Deborah, who couldn't say a word of "......", felt a little bored, and she simply stopped listening and began to look at the audition location.The second round of auditions was much more formal than the first one, and there were a lot fewer competitors, and there were only five actresses waiting on the scene, and among the five actresses, she was the youngest, and she was accompanied by a CAA agent and parent, so she couldn't be conspicuous.Unlike the first audition, she was the first to enter, this time her luck didn't seem to be very good, and she became the penultimate one.However, there are only five people in total, and even if the fifth one enters, the casting directors and the people from the Actors' Guild will not necessarily be too tired.It's just that the fourth actress in front seems to have taken a little longer to enter than the previous three.Michael noticed this and secretly made a note of the order, ready to inquire about the actress's name later to see if she would be Deborah's biggest contender.He only saw Deborah's face at the moment, and he didn't know how her acting skills were, even if Woodson seemed to have mentioned a word or two to him, he still felt that seeing was believing, so every competitor was the object he needed to pay attention to, after all, this was the second round of auditions, almost equivalent to the last chance, and the rest was naturally measured by the games of various agents and the creators.Despite not signing Deborah yet, Michael is already starting to plan for her.When it was Deborah's turn, Michael and Matthew started talking, and they talked about the contenders.Michael's mobile phone kept vibrating, and he sent the photos of these actresses to his assistant as soon as he entered the audition venue, and at this moment his assistant was sending him the sorted information, what their names were, which company they signed with, what roles they played, whether they had nepotism with the "Game of Thrones" crew, etc., listed one by one, very clearly.Matthew is getting more and more satisfied with this agent.Strong ability, quick response, mature and steady, careful and reliable, and obviously very attentive to Deborah, backed by the big tree of CAA, is the standard configuration of top brokers.If Deborah can sign with Michael, then she can be a little more relieved, and she doesn't have to worry about being cheated by the scum of Hollywood and have nothing left.It's just that......
Michael doesn't take the initiative to mention, and Matthew doesn't offer to sign it.Both are good negotiators, and Matthew is even more immersed in this, he has long seen that Michael wants to sign Deborah, and he knows how to get more and better contract terms for his baby daughter.Better contract terms are not only about the monetary commission, as a father, he is more concerned about whether his minor daughter will be damaged by the big dye vat of Hollywood, and whether he will encounter those invisible rules that are not said on the surface but acquiesced behind the scenes.Therefore, although he is very optimistic about Michael in his heart, he will not let go so easily, and Hollywood will definitely not be such a capable agent.And Michael was worried about another problem, he knew that "Game of Thrones" was a project of HBO, but he didn't ask Deborah what role he auditioned for, and it wasn't until today when he wanted to sign Deborah that he found out that Deborah auditioned for the role of Daenerys Targaryen.And in the message sent to him by the assistant, there is an emphasis marked: This character has bed scenes and nude scenes.This is actually not surprising, HBO is really HBO, but he always thought that this underage girl auditioned for several daughters of the Stark family, and those roles did not have nude scenes, after all, underage has always been a sensitive line.While chatting with Matthew, Michael wondered in his heart how to deal with this sensitive issue, whether Matthew was clear, and if not, he would first reveal to Matthew whether it would cause Deborah's disgust and a series of other situations.Deborah certainly wouldn't know about the two men fighting each other outside, because she was once again sitting in front of Benioff, the director of Game of Thrones.Deborah attaches great importance to this audition, and she never fights unprepared battles, at this time she has read the original "Game of Thrones" novel (which has been published) countless times, and the book is going to be torn up for her, and she has rehearsed a lot of Daenerys clips in private, wanting to perform better than the last audition.And Benioff no longer hid his admiration this time.As one of the screenwriters, he can naturally see how much effort Deborah has put into this role, if he just liked her talent in the last audition, this time he appreciated her efforts.has talent, and there is no lack of dedication to study the role hard, such a beautiful little girl, it is difficult not to be popular.Benioff directly asked him one of the questions he was most concerned about: "You're only fourteen years old, but you should notice that there are nude scenes in this play?"
”This is also the most troublesome point.The Screen Actors Guild has done a very good job of protecting underage actors, and there are strict restrictions on the time of daily filming, and there are many nude scenes in "Game of Thrones......
If Deborah were chosen, their crew would be completely targeted by the annoying spirits of the Screen Actors Guild, unless they cut out all those nude scenes.So this is also what Benioff is most worried about as a director.He hesitated for a long time about whether to select Deborah for the second round of auditions, after all, in his opinion, other nude scenes are easy to say, but it is necessary for Daenerys to have at least one nude scene.That's the one that comes back from the ashes.There are no clothes that can't be burned by any flames, only dragon girls who can't be eroded by flames, so there will inevitably be a scene of nudity in that scene.What's more......
Nude scenes are also an important factor in ensuring ratings in the first season of "Game of Thrones", and Dragon Girl, as an important role in this American drama, shoulders the ratings guarantee, which cannot be avoided.After all, this is an HBO TV series, and their TV series has always taken the heavy-tasting large-scale route.The reason why they talked so much with the fourth actress before them was because the actress in front of Deborah was an adult, and her acting skills and appearance were passable, although she didn't have such beautiful light blonde hair like Deborah, but it was always okay to dye her hair.Deborah bit her lip, she hadn't told her father the news, she had just managed to ease the relationship, and if she told her father, he would definitely not agree to come to this audition.But she wants this role, she has put a lot of effort into this role, and she is unwilling to give up."
Noticed."
She nodded."
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What do you think about these scenes?"
Benioff needed to know what she was thinking."
I ......"
Deborah frowned, she was a little hesitant, she actually didn't want to do nude scenes herself, she had subconsciously avoided this when she was preparing for the audition.She finally chose to tell the truth: "I think the character of Daenerys can actually attract attention without those nude scenes, I really like this role, if there is really an inevitable nude scene, then I need to discuss with my parents before making a decision." ”Benioff nodded: "Okay, I know, that's all for today's audition, if there is follow-up news, we will notify you." ”Deborah nodded, turned and walked out of the room, back in the waiting room.Matthew was still chatting with Michael, noticing her presence, and the two of them stopped talking in unison: "How is it?"
”The first thing Deborah looked at was Matthew, and her expression of wanting to stop talking made Matthew immediately frown a little anxiously: "What's wrong?"
Are the people inside embarrassed you?
”"Don't worry, listen to her slowly."
Michael hurriedly grabbed Matthew, who was about to go to the room, and was so concerned that even the old fox, who had a calm face just now, couldn't keep calm.Deborah took a deep breath, long pain is better than short pain, instead of waiting until the last minute to tell Matthew, it is better to say it in one breath now, she will not hold back the panic."
They told me that the role I auditioned for, Daenerys Targaryen, had nude scenes."
Matthew's eyes burned with anger almost the moment he heard the "naked scene".Chapter 11 The Necessity of Brokers "These bastards!
Are they crazy, you're only 14 years old!
”If it weren't for his daughter in front of him, Matthew's head would have been scolded for a series of swear words.He is not a person who often puts F-word on his lips, but he really can't help it when he is angry at the moment, so he takes Deborah's hand and walks out: "F*ck Hollywood, Deborah, take your things, let's go back to Toronto, and never come to this hellish place again." ”"I don't want it."
Deborah shook off his hand vigorously, and when she heard that Matthew was going to take her out of Hollywood, she was immediately anxious, and her stubborn temper came up in an instant: "I don't care, I'm going to play this role!"
”Dad's words were immediately understood by her as follows: He still disagrees with her becoming an actor.And Matthew is indeed not without this idea."
Are you serious?"
Matthew frowned deadly, "They're crazy, and you're crazy with you?"
”Deborah's heart was originally full of rejection of naked scenes, but looking at Matthew's overreaction, her rebellious personality suddenly made her say something she regretted: "I'm just crazy!"
I'm going to play Daenerys Targaryen, and neither the nude scene nor you can stop me!
”Matthew choked in his throat at her words and almost couldn't catch his breath, but he was still a lawyer, and he almost reflexively thought of a precondition: "Your guardian is still me, I don't sign the contract, you can't play any role." ”"Then I'm going to change my guardian!"
Deborah shouted angrily, and when she saw Michael next to her with an embarrassed face, she also pulled him into this troubled water: "I don't want you even if I want Michael to be my guardian!"
You're not my dad anymore!
”Matthew laughed angrily, and he also looked at Michael, who waved his hand again and again to refuse, and strengthened the thought in his heart."
I knew it was a mistake to come to Hollywood this time, and it was even more wrong to agree with you to be an actor, you have been completely brainwashed by the of Hollywood."
Matthew said coldly, "Deborah Reeb, let me ask you one last time, will you come back to Toronto with me?"
”"No return!
Absolutely not back!
”Deborah said loudly, without hesitation."
Good."
Matthew took a deep breath.He originally had a lot of complaints about Deborah's desire to become an actor, and he didn't have a good impression of Hollywood, and this "naked scene" and Deborah's attitude at this time angered him even more.Deborah's temper was like his, but Matthew's temper was stronger than hers, and he simply beat Deborah on his back, walked all the way out of the audition venue, and stuffed her into the car despite her yelling and struggle.Michael Dawson watched dumbfounded.Who can tell him what kind of Shura field this scene in front of him is?
An hour ago, the father and daughter were still talking and laughing in a warm atmosphere, but at this time, it was as if the other party was their worst enemy?
Isn't this father and daughter really having some mental illness like bipolar disorder?
He was simply stunned.finally reacted, and then he hurriedly chased after him and shouted: "Eh, wait, I have something to say, you wait for me." ”Ma was about to fasten his seatbelt for Deborah, who was struggling to get out of the car, when he heard Michael's voice and couldn't help but look in his direction.Deborah took the opportunity to get out of the window immediately, but Matthew held her head down and stuffed it back again, so angry that she kicked the steering wheel so hard that a "beep-" sound resounded through the parking lot.Michael's scalp was tingling.This is also a trouble, he has never seen such a noisy 14-year-old girl.Also, God gave her such a beautiful face, and the flaws in her personality are also a manifestation of God's fairness?"
No, why are you arguing?"
Michael helplessly stopped the movements of the two, and hurriedly said: "I'm the agent, and I'm still a good agent, can't I handle this kind of thing like naked scenes?"
”？？？
Deborah and Matthew were stunned when they heard this, and they both stopped their movements and looked at Michael, and they all showed a miserable expression.Those who were in a hurry to say this were all confused.yes, isn't there a ready-made broker here?
Michael looked at the two people with almost identical personalities, identical eye color, and identical expressions, and then completely believed that they were biological father and daughter."
So, Deborah Reeb, do I have this privilege to sign you?"
Michael didn't get an immediate answer, and after being interrupted in anger, both Matthew and Deborah gradually calmed down, and couldn't help but regret everything that had just happened.Deborah regrets her indiscretions, while Matthew regrets her overreaction and almost ruined the father-daughter relationship she had just reconciled."
Tell me first, how would you negotiate this scene with them?"
Matthew asked his top concern."
If Deborah really wants the role, I'll do everything in my power to get it for her."
When it came to his own professional problem, Michael became calm and confident: "As for these nude scenes, they are naturally deleted if they can, and if they can't be deleted, they will be replaced by nude, and let a minor personally shoot nude scenes, unless they are crazy, then it is impossible for them to do this kind of thing that will be complained about by the National Children's Association and parents." ”"And will HBO still choose me?"
Deborah suddenly interjected and asked: "I can see that they have the idea of using nude scenes as a ratings gimmick, and if I refuse to shoot, the other actresses must be willing to shoot, and they are all adults." ”"Kid, that's something I'm going to think about as an agent."
Michael laughed confidently and said, "Why don't I take this role for you as a way for me to prove my ability." ”Deborah's eyes lit up: "Then if you can get them to agree to our terms, then I will sign a contract with you!"
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”"It's a deal."
Michael winked at her slyly.Matthew didn't have time to stop his daughter, so she agreed, and couldn't help sighing, looking at Deborah's face that was now happy again, and didn't care about her eager and reckless way of talking.I don't know why, Deborah didn't learn her negotiation skills at all, and Michael threw a sweet date over and she wagged her tail to sign a contract with him, but she didn't know that she actually deserved a bigger chocolate cake.Helpless, it seems that he can only save it in the follow-up.The two quickly said goodbye to Michael and drove back to the hotel.The atmosphere along the way was actually a little awkward, after all, they had a big fight just now, and although they quickly calmed down, they hadn't said sorry to each other.Matthew sighed again as he looked at Deborah, who had returned to his room without saying a word.However, he couldn't say those words, so he also returned to his room, silently turned on his laptop, and started working remotely.Although he took a leave of absence, he did not leave everything behind, and as a partner of the law firm, he still had to control the important trends of the law firm.It's just that today, after talking to him about business, his other partner mentioned another thing to him."
I remember your daughter liked the Green Day band?"
Ian said on the other side of the video, while bowing his head and taking out two tickets from the drawer: "I bought a few more tickets for their tour here, it happens to be this one in Los Angeles, why don't you take her to see it and ease your relationship?"
”"Don't be frozen there, what else is there to keep your head down with your daughter?
Don't you feel sorry for her?
”Matthew was silent."
Okay, okay, I'll send you the ticket urgently, you remember to take Deborah to see it, she will definitely like it."
Matthew of course knew that Deborah would like it, but he was just a little unhappy that Deborah liked this Uncle Ian more than he did when she was a child, and even kept in touch with Ian when she went to London without contacting her, and he wanted to inquire about his daughter's news, and he also learned from his and Maria's mouths, how did this make him happy?"
Why do you know so much about my daughter?
Take good care of your son, didn't he get into the hospital with a fight with his neighbor some time ago?
”He said coldly."
Also, it's best to get your tickets this week."
As soon as he finished speaking, he hung up the video.Thinking that Ian would definitely be annoyed by his actions, Matthew's mood was much better.But he knew in his heart that even if Ian was angry, he would still send those two tickets as scheduled, after all, he also liked Deborah very much, he and his husband had no daughters, and they had seen her almost since childhood, and the husband and wife almost spoiled her as their own daughter, and they would bring one to Deborah when they saw any beautiful clothes when they went shopping.I have to say that Deborah has been very good-looking since she was a child, and this cute face has won the hearts of many people, and even the neighbor's little ghost who is two years younger than her has not been able to get rid of.God knows why the little ghost, who was only ten years old at the time, was able to open his mind?
Fortunately, his confession was rejected by Deborah, who had not yet opened his mind.Thinking of Deborah's reason for refusal, Matthew's face couldn't help but show a gloating old father's smile.Deserve.I told you to confess to my daughter.…… Poor Sean thought that his confession was very secretive, and no one knew about it except himself and his friends, but in fact, his parents had already spied into what was going on through his lyric book and diary, and inadvertently revealed the news to Deborah's old father......
It's so miserable.At this time, Sean, who was far away in Toronto, suddenly struck a piano hand, tilted his head sharply, and sneezed loudly, followed by three or four more sneezes in a row.Could it be that you are wearing less?
He thought while sneezing, and quickly got up and took out his coat from the closet and put it on, and then he felt much better.Well, sure enough, it was frozen.Chapter 12 Sign "Sing the Song of the Century for Us......"
Deborah's voice was already hoarse, she could barely speak, all the way out of the Green Day concert, she was still hoarse in the car singing songs from the tour, to be honest, because her voice was completely scrapped, she broke her voice I don't know how many times, it really didn't sound very good.Especially to Matthew, it was a magic sound.But seeing Deborah's excited appearance, he swallowed all these protest words into his stomach again, and silently acted as a driver for his baby daughter.I saw that on Hollywood Avenue at nine o'clock in the evening, an open-top sports car roared by, accompanied by a burst of ghost crying wolf singing, and many passers-by were disturbed and raised their middle fingers towards the butt of the car.