When she returned to the hotel, Deborah was still shining like a drunken little drunk, and in fact, she had been drinking pure water all night.I don't know who inherited this mental state like being beaten with chicken blood.Matthew covers Deborah's mouth with his head so that she doesn't frighten the hotel's customers with her tearing and broken singing, and then gets complained.A hint of cunning flashed in Deborah's eyes, in fact, she wanted to tease Matthew, who told him to be so fierce to himself before, and actually used "force to suppress"!
The elevator door suddenly opened, and several men in hats walked in, wearing sunglasses for the first night, who seemed to care about their faces being recognized.But Deborah still recognized the man as George Clooney.Matthew immediately lowered the hand covering Deborah's mouth, otherwise, it would have looked so strange, as if he was kidnapping his own daughter.As soon as Deborah noticed that Matthew had put down his hand, she smug a provocative look at him, and opened her mouth to start singing.This time Matthew didn't have time to stop it."
Fire, 21 shots, put down your weapons, stop your fight!"
The few people who just entered the elevator were stunned to see Deborah start roaring "21GUNS" by the Green Day band again, and Matthew's whole face darkened: "Deborah, you are noisy with others." ”Deborah grimaced at him, but stopped singing like a devil, winked and pointed at George Clooney, who was wearing sunglasses: "But he laughed, and I sang very well." ”Matthew looked awkwardly at George's finger along Deborah's finger, only to recognize that there was a Hollywood superstar in the elevator."
Sorry, Deborah didn't bother you very much."
Matthew's apologetic voice echoed through the elevator."
It's okay."
George suddenly spoke, with a very gentle smile on his face: "Your daughter is very cute and sings very well. ”"Look, George Clooney praises me."
Deborah whispered to Matthew to show off.But no matter how low her voice was, how could George Clooney not hear it in such a narrow and quiet place as the elevator hall?
Matthew glared at Deborah helplessly."
Looks like my disguise has been too unsuccessful."
George was amused by Deborah's appearance, and the other people next to him also quipped: "Your face will be recognized unless it is completely covered." ”The elevator doors slammed open again, and Matthew and Deborah's floor arrived.Matthew took Deborah's little hand and walked out of the elevator, and Deborah turned around and waved goodbye to George: "I recognize it because I've watched the DVD of "Ocean's Twelve"~ Uncle is so handsome!
”As soon as he finished speaking, the elevator door closed.George Clooney shook his head with a smile, and the friend next to him looked at him with a teasing look: "It seems that your fan range is quite wide." ”George was stunned, and the interaction between the girl named "Deborah" and her father just now came to his mind, and suddenly he had an idea."
You say, how about letting that girl come to my new movie and play my daughter?"
—————————————— a coffee shop in Los Angeles.Matthew flipped through the signing contract in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, many of which were much better than he expected, which made him a little puzzled, when did CAA become a charitable company?
Ever since she heard that the role of Daenerys in "Game of Thrones" was finally taken by her own daughter, Deborah urged him to see the agent offer from Michael.CAA is a company that pays great attention to unity, they do not have an exclusive agent for customers, for this company, artists are like products on the assembly line, and their company personnel are workers on the assembly line, each worker will be responsible for a part of the product packaging, so the artist will not have the so-called "loyalty" to each "worker", which also prevents the agent from leaving the company and bringing his artists to follow him, bringing major losses such as customer loss to the company.Although there is also fierce competition among their agents internally, externally, they always speak with one voice.This kind of operation is very beneficial to them CAA, but it is not necessarily suitable for Deborah, so Matthew, who has done his homework in advance, is not very optimistic about CAA as an agency, although he has a good impression of Michael.It's just that the contract in front of him is obviously the contract of an exclusive broker, and the CAA should explicitly prohibit it.Despite the surprise in his heart, Matthew's face showed no sound: "You're leaving CAA." ”What he said was not a question, but said in an affirmative tone, because Matthew already had seven or eight points of certainty in his heart, this contract CAA is absolutely impossible to provide to Deborah, he just flipped through the beginning and end of the contract, and sure enough, he found that the broker's payment was not CAA, but Michael Dawson's name."
Yes, I'm leaving CAA, and I want to sign Deborah as one of my most important clients."
Michael's eyes were full of ambition.He had this idea a few years ago, and more than a dozen close brokers also discussed together, ready to come out together to open a new brokerage company, several founders of CAA were originally from the oldest brokerage giant WMA company jumped out of the single-handed, and now CAA has long been on an equal footing with WMA, and even the limelight once overtook WMA brokerage company.The same is true of Endeavour Elite Brokerage, which is also one of Hollywood's top five agencies, and its four founders left from an infighting between the same Big Five ICM agency.Why can't they?
They have been working at CAA for many years, and they have handled hundreds of artists, not to mention thousands of artists, including some of the most important big-name customers of CAA at present.They are experienced, well-connected, and fledgling, and staying at CAA can no longer bring them more benefits.The conversation with Matthew on the day of the audition about several major Hollywood agencies was not accidental, let alone casually, he was just testing Matthew's attitude.And after testing Matthew's attitude from the conversation that day, Michael also had seven points of certainty in his heart at this time."
Is it the most important?"
Matthew laughed, "That's just what you're saying right now. ”Michael immediately understood from his words that his attitude had begun to loosen, so he looked seriously into Matthew's eyes: "You should believe in Deborah's potential. ”Matthew took a sip of his coffee and didn't speak.It's Michael who wants to sign Deborah, not to mention that he is about to leave the big tree of CAA, if Deborah really signs with him, he will definitely be retaliated against and sniped by CAA, does Michael really have the ability to protect his daughter?
He doesn't want his daughter to become an outcast under the game of Hollywood.Although he still disagrees with Deborah's dreams, he will not allow anyone else to destroy his daughter's dreams.Michael took a deep breath, knowing that Matthew still had a concern on his mind, and that concern was clearly tied to his daughter."
Matthew, I'm really optimistic about Deborah, since the first moment I saw her, I knew that she would definitely be popular, even if she didn't have acting skills."
Michael had dropped those negotiation skills, and he knew that at this point he had no choice but to impress Matthew with his heartfelt words."
And she also has amazing acting skills."
Matthew thought of the two "Game of Thrones" audition videos he got and some classroom video materials sent by his friend Woodson, his heart in his chest beat faster and faster, and his eyes became more and more burning, "I believe and am sure that in the near future, as long as a good movie and a good role are blessed, she will be on the Oscar podium." ”"No one knows better than me what the old men and ladies on the Oscar jury missed most about that golden age of Hollywood, because my father was one of them.Matthew, if you give Deborah to me, I can save her from being ugly and fattening like actresses like Charlize Theron to get that little gold statuette. ”"Because, her beauty has never been able to hide her dazzling acting skills."
Michael was more sincere and confident than one sentence, and Matthew silently looked at his expression, and finally moved.He hadn't seen Deborah acting, and he didn't understand why Michael was so eager to sign Deborah, but he could see the glint in Michael's eyes, which made him shocked and confused because of Deborah.Is Deborah really that talented?
Could it really be that he wanted to go wrong?
Seeing that Matthew's eyes were a little puzzled, Michael already understood the crux of the father and daughter, so he couldn't help but take out a USB flash drive from his pocket and handed it over: "This is her audition video, and some of her performances in London." ”"Matthew, I really think you should look at how good your daughter is, and her talent shouldn't be buried."
Matthew silently inserted the USB flash drive into the computer and put it in his pocket, nodding: "I'll watch it, thank you." ”"I only have one question now, if CAA fights back against your customers, will you do whatever it takes to keep your customers?"
Michael was stunned and looked into Matthew's eyes, which did not have layers of disguise at this time, but as a father's concern for his daughter.Then he nodded and solemnly promised: "This is the most basic thing I do as an agent." ”Matthew carefully recognized his eyes and exhaled deeply, "That's good." ”I flipped to the last page of the contract and picked up the pen."
It's a pleasure to work with."
After signing the name, Matthew held out his hand.Michael then clenched his: "Happy cooperation." ”Chapter 13 Pick the Script The first thing Michael Dawson did after becoming Deborah's exclusive agent was to bring her a new script."
These are all selected by me, and although I have left CAA, these film projects have been in contact with me since I was still in CAA, you see."
Deborah looked at the four stacks and felt a little dizzy: "I'm not......
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”"That's just a small screen, with your acting skills, you should have shined on the big screen."
Michael said with a smile, introducing her to the four stacks of scripts."
The first stack here is a commercial film currently in preparation, but the competition is very fierce, and you will basically not be selected if you go;" "The second stack in the middle, as long as you nod, I can arrange for you to enter;" "The third stack of scripts is purely an art film for awards, and the actors are all old actors, which should be very challenging for you;" "And this last stack is a bit of niche independent films, which may not make a splash, but there is room to dig deeper into the roles that suit you."
With his introduction, Deborah became even more confused, looking at the four stacks of scripts in a daze, only to feel that she would have to soak in the pile of scripts in the United States for the rest of the day, and fall into the difficulty of choosing."
You look slowly, don't be in a hurry to give me an answer, you can mark the role you want to play, and my phone is turned on 24 hours a day."
After Michael's words, he left with the assistant who had brought the script over.Deborah and Matthew looked at each other, Matthew didn't understand these things, and couldn't help at all, which meant that Deborah would read these scripts alone, which was really a happy and painful annoyance.Happily, she has never had so many opportunities and so many scripts in front of her.And the pain is how she chooses the role she wants to play from so many scripts!
In fact, with Michael's ability, he could have directly selected one or two for Deborah and let her make a simple choice, but Michael didn't do it, the reason was naturally to test Deborah's vision and tendency to choose scripts.When Deborah gives him an answer, he will be able to quickly find out the orientation and interests of his little client, and it will also be convenient for him to be biased when selecting scripts for her in the future, and the cooperation between the two sides will be more tacit.Deborah, who was in the room, took a few steps forward, and at first glance saw the first stack of scripts placed at the top - "Spider-Man 4" Note 1?!?
It's been three years since "Spider-Man 3", is it going to be a sequel again!?
Deborah, who was shocked, hurriedly turned the first page of this script, which showed: director vacancy, male lead vacancies, female lead vacancies.What the heck?
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Is Tobey Maguire out of acting?
Remy is out of the way?
Is this a reboot or a sequel?
She hurriedly flipped through the content of the script, read it carefully, and was so focused that Matthew unconsciously slowed down and closed the door for her.An hour later, Deborah put aside the script for Spider-Man 4, and the surprise in her eyes didn't dissipate.It seems that it is really going to be rebooted, and the stories in the script are already very complete.It's a pity that it's just a big pie that you can't see and eat.She put the script aside and looked at the first stack of the second script - "Batman Begins 3" Note 2 Deborah immediately touched her little heart, only to feel that it was pounding extremely fast.Just Spider-Man, now Batman, how did Michael get the scripts for these two movie projects?
Isn't this kind of big project usually very secretive?
Deborah, who was almost scared to death by her agent, finally calmed down, and she trembled and touched the script, which seemed to be only a few pages thin compared to "Spider-Man 4", and opened it tremblingly.Director: Christopher Nolan, Actor: Christian Bale, Villain: Undecided, suspected of a man and a woman, and Michael also circled it out.Deborah blinked, swallowed, and felt that her agent was too ambitious for her to imagine.How old does this have to be to think that a newcomer like her, who has no works at the moment, is likely to play an important role in such a big project commercial film?
If she is such a high-minded character, she must be stunned by Michael's big pie, okay?
But at this time, even if she wasn't knocked out, she really couldn't ease up.The script of "Batman Begins 3" basically does not have any lines and storylines, only a few synopsis of the same content, more like an outline than a script, and perhaps the screenwriter has not enriched the content of the script.Deborah sighed and put both scripts aside.Still don't think about it, she turned her attention to the second stack of scripts, and the first script on top of it was a name familiar to children all over the world - "Little Red Riding Hood".Deborah blinked, flipped down again, and scripts such as "Hugo", "Hannah", "Sailor Girls", "Beastie Boys" and other scripts appeared in the second stack, and the supporting characters or protagonists circled in it were all characters that fit Deborah's image.But she just flipped through it casually, a little lacking in interest.She looked at the third stack — the art film that Michael said was there to win the prize.This time, she finally started to have characters that she was really interested in.Jane Eyre.This was the first script she picked out and put on the right-hand side, and she put all the previous scripts on the left.Then Deborah hesitated, and finally looked at the fourth stack.Here she found a familiar name - George Clooney.Watching the daughter character who appeared in the script of "Descendants" being circled by Michael, Deborah carefully looked at the specific storyline.Half an hour later, she put the "Descendants" on her right hand, stretched, turned her head to look out the window, only to find that it was late at night, and almost two-thirds of the script in front of her had not been read.Deborah yawned profusely, picked up the two scripts on her right hand and put them on the bedside table, and the whole person collapsed directly on the bed.Almost the moment she fell on the bed and closed her eyes, Deborah fell into a deep sleep, in the dream she was a lucky and tragic girl, one moment she was saved by Batman, and the next time she lay on Spider-Man's back and scurried up and down in the sky, before she felt vomit, the picture changed and traveled to the United States in the forties of the last century......
When she was woken up by Matthew the next day, her head was still a little groggy.Deborah read the script for three days, except for eating and sleeping, she basically spent it in her room, and the more she read the script, the more messed up her mind became, and she couldn't even remember what she had read on the first day.In desperation, Deborah could only read the few scripts she had selected first, which took another whole day.It wasn't until the fifth day that Deborah found Michael in the dark right now, and pushed the last two scripts that she had picked and picked weakly, yawning while yawning."
I know why so many agents are bald, and they all pick scripts."
She was so sleepy that she didn't even have the strength to accuse Michael.Michael chuckled and looked down at the two scripts she had picked.One is "Jane Eyre" and the other is "Posterity".Coincidentally, one was the role he was going to choose for Deborah from the beginning, and the other was an invitation from George Clooney."
Why didn't you choose a commercial movie?"
He raised an eyebrow.Deborah's mind was still a mess, and she glanced at him for some reason: "???
”Michael coughed twice and whispered, "I mean, didn't you see Spider-Man and Batman?"
”Deborah was angry when she heard these two names, she hadn't had a good night's sleep since she saw these two movie projects, and she was tormented by two heroes from different universes in her dreams.The root of all evil is this Mr.
Dawson in front of him!"
See."
She said angrily: "Anyway, it's a cake that can't be eaten, you show me here, is it just to satisfy me?"
”Michael burst out laughing.He just wanted to show his ability and channel contacts to his small customers, but he didn't expect to cause her so much trouble, but it was quite interesting."
So, that's all there is to it?"
He asked.Deborah nodded, took a sip of coffee and tried to sober herself up, "When can I audition?"
”"Don't worry."
Michael tapped his fingers on the table and asked about another script he liked, even though Deborah didn't pick it: "Hugo in the second stack, you see this script." ”"Hmm......
The little heroine in it?
”Deborah thought about it for a moment before she bent her cheeks and said, "I'm not very interested, to be honest."
There's no room to play, it's just a face-painted girl role, any teenage girl star can play it well, BORING.""
But did you notice the director of this project?"
Michael asked.Director?
The stack of scripts for "Hugo" was placed on the second stack, and because she was not interested, she didn't read it very carefully, and she couldn't remember for a while whether she noticed or didn't notice who the director of this script was."
Martin Scorsese."
Michael named a name that would appeal to her.Is it the great director Martin she thinks?
The old man Martin who has won the Oscar, Cannes, Venice, Golden Globe and other best directors, and is almost about to be a grand slam?
Deborah blinked, sat up straight, and suddenly regretted that she hadn't noticed the director's name in the script."
There's also a script for Little Red Riding Hood, don't you like it too?
I'm eight points sure that I can win the heroine for you in that script, as long as you audition once. ”Michael continued seductively.What are the pitfalls of this script?
It's just that she is really not very interested in the storyline in the script of "Little Red Riding Hood"."
Is there anything I need to pay attention to in this script?"
Deborah learned to be obedient, and asked a little cautiously and humbly.Michael smiled kindly and casually said another name that Deborah regretted: "It's nothing, it's just that the producer has a Leonardo DiCaprio." ”Am I a stumbling stump?
The male god actually served as the producer of this movie, and I didn't even notice?"
Last time I heard you say your idol was Leo?"
Michael smiled even kinder: "It's a shame. ”Chapter 14 Back to London Deborah silently put her hand on the two scripts handed over, wanting to take them back secretly, but apparently this action was discovered by Michael, he smiled and pressed the two scripts: "Want to go back and reconsider?"
”Deborah nodded repeatedly.The smile on Michael's face disappeared instantly, and he changed his face faster than flipping through a book: "Deborah, you look at me seriously." ”She was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look into Michael's eyes."
The characters in Jane Eyre and Posterity are what you really like, right?"
He looked at her carefully.Deborah nodded, a little puzzled as to why he had asked the question again."
If the director of 'Hugo' wasn't Martin, and if there wasn't Leo in the producer of 'Little Red Riding Hood', would you still choose these two scripts?"
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Michael stared at Deborah tightly, not missing a single expression on her face.Deborah was silent.After a while, she shook her head slowly: "No, the heroine of "Hugo" is thin, the story is wonderful in the script, and the script of "Little Red Riding Hood" is indeed a bit boring in my opinion. ”Michael's smile gradually returned to his face, and he let go of the hand holding the script.And Deborah no longer had the idea of reconsidering it.Yes, even if the director of "Hugo" is a world-famous Martin old man, even if the producer of "Little Red Riding Hood" is her male god, her role is not brilliant, so what is the meaning of playing this role?
She can't even empathize with these characters, because they don't appeal to her at all and don't challenge her in any way."
I see, Michael."
Deborah looked at Michael and said seriously, "Thank you." ”Michael smiled kindly, "I'm your agent, and it's just my job to choose the right contract for you." ”The corners of Deborah's mouth also raised, and she couldn't help but tease again: "Then you won't show me so many scripts in the future, right?"
I'm going crazy these days. ”Michael couldn't help but laugh: "No, don't worry, let me do this work later, you just need to choose from the last few books we picked out." ”Deborah breathed a sigh of relief."
There should be no problem with the starring role of "The Descendants", this was originally an invitation from George Clooney, as for "Jane Eyre", you need to audition, prepare well, go back and read more of the original book, and I will send you the specific audition time at that time."
After Michael's final account, he left the two scripts and left, and he was still busy preparing for a new company with a group of colleagues recently."
Okay."
Deborah also left here with the two scripts, and Matthew was still waiting for her in the car.Her leave is almost over, and tomorrow Matthew will send her back to London, and then he will return to Toronto to continue his work, and both father and daughter feel reluctant."
Are you really not thinking about going back to Toronto?"
Matthew asked, handing Deborah a glass of Coke as she ate the pizza."
Unless you're in New York or Los Angeles, you might as well stay in London."
Deborah shook her head in refusal, "Toronto is too inconvenient, most Hollywood movies, auditions will not be placed in Toronto." ”Matthew was silent.In fact, Michael also discussed this issue with him in private, after all, it will be much more convenient to transfer to this school, but the key is that Deborah has no relatives in the United States, if he really wants to transfer to another school, then Matthew is estimated to shift his work focus.He is a lawyer, and the laws in Canada are quite different from those in the United States, and if he came to the United States, he would probably need to take a long break to re-study the laws of every state in a country, which would not be a good career choice for him."
Well, since you've decided, then London will be London."
Matthew sighed, "Listen to Aunt Nicola, you know?"
”Deborah picked up a piece of pizza and stuffed it into his mouth, pretending to be a little annoyed, lowering her eyes to hide her reddish eyes: "You know—long-winded dad, you can't eat anything in your mouth." ”Matthew reluctantly chewed the pizza that was forced into his mouth by his own daughter and touched the top of her head.Although others say that Deborah is very similar to herself, she is actually her mother and her ex-wife Jacqueline Elizabeth.It's all people who are desperate for their dreams.He was attracted by the light in Jacqueline's eyes, and couldn't help falling in love with her like a wild horse, she loved adventure, and liked to use his own footprints to travel to every corner of the world, so he gave up his job as a lawyer arranged by his family to follow her, and carried a rucksack with him.In the end, the beauty returned.But that all changed when the two of them had Deborah.In order for Deborah to have a stable life, Matthew came to Toronto to settle down, and gradually founded the law firm with Ian, and began to work hard little by little, trying to create better economic conditions for Deborah, and Jacqueline ......
It's never a character that can be settled.She undoubtedly loves Deborah, but she loves her dreams even more.So Matthew finally chose to let go.It's a painful choice, but it's also unavoidable.Deborah grew older and began to shine at her age, and just as he was immersed in a life that was as good as father and daughter, she began to have her own dreams.The light in her eyes made Matthew feel more and more frightened and frightened, he had lost his beloved wife, and he didn't want to lose his beloved daughter, so he panicked, he lost his temper, he yelled at his daughter uncontrollably, strictly forbidding her to watch movies again, and not allowing her to yearn for the glitzy place of Hollywood.Actor?
What's the difference between that and an explorer?
But Deborah did not obey him, but like her mother Jacqueline, she couldn't help herself and chased her dreams.It's been more than two years, and there hasn't been a single message.If it weren't for Maria and Ian's frequent and unintentional revelations about Deborah's life in London, he would have almost never known if she was doing well or not on the other side of the world.He had tried to fly to London countless times to bring her back, but in the end he couldn't hold back.That is until Nicola brought her back and brought his daughter back to him.During the time he stayed in Hollywood with his daughter, he tried to understand the actor industry and try to understand Deborah's thoughts, but there was still a crack in his psyche.Until Michael handed him the USB stick.After watching those audition videos, he had insomnia for several nights in a row, and his mind was full of Deborah and Jacqueline's eyes, although their eyes did not look alike, but the light revealed in them was exactly the same.He finally realized what kind of talent his daughter had in acting.As a father, he couldn't bear to drown this talent in his fear.So, once again, he chose to let go.London is London.It's safer than staying in the jungle or snow all day, isn't it?
As long as Deborah is healthy and happy, then he doesn't want anything else.———————————————— five days later, London.Deborah came out of the audition for "Jane Eyre", and her long light blonde hair was dyed brown by her, and even her temperament became much more intellectual.Somewhat absent-mindedly, she took a taxi to get back to school, her mind full of what had just been auditioned."
Jane Eyre" is a classic masterpiece that has been remade dozens of times so far, and the heroine in it has been dissected countless times, and Deborah's first contact with this masterpiece was through the 97 version of the movie, and then she found the original book to watch.She was still young at the time, and she didn't really understand it, so when she recently re-read the original book, the love between the heroine and the hero, and the heroine's personality, brought her a completely different touch, and even a little fresh.