MTL - Best Actor-Chapter 1 distressed young man
"Hey man, are you interested in being an actor?" When wearing white short sleeves and brown trousers, a young man who looked like he was about 20 years old came to his parked street, no Next to the car that I knew a few hands had passed, just as I was about to open the door, a voice came over.
"Huh?" He turned his head inexplicably, and in front of him was a man between 25 and 30, wearing a suit with a smile, the style of a successful person.
"Hello, I'm Frederick Rogers, the agent of Endeavour Elite Agency, you can call me Frederick or Flake." The other party stretched out his hand, "You Do you like acting?"
"It's okay," the young man didn't shake his hand, but showed a strange smile, a little self-deprecating and helpless, "Listen, although I know very well that my things are more than the average person Much bigger, but I have no interest in your movies!"
He said this, very seriously, Frederick, who claimed to be his agent, was stunned for about two seconds, and then burst into a burst of laughter, which made the young man frown.
"Sorry, man, I didn't mean to offend," the agent, who noticed this, stopped laughing, and pulled a business card from his pocket, "I can only imagine how annoying those guys are. , but trust me, I'm not like them, I'm an employee of a very official brokerage firm."
Probably because of his sincere tone, the young man finally took over his business card with dubious belief, except his name on it was the name of the company - Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company.
"Although our company has only been established for more than two years, it is absolutely no worse than any large company here. Several founders have served as executives in ICM. Do you know ICM? The full name It is International Innovation Management Company, one of the most well-known brokerage companies in Hollywood." The other party continued to explain, although the tone was still sincere, but somewhat... um... the feeling of those salesmen on TV.
"Your name is Sean, right? Sean Down?" Frederick continued, "I was in the bank just now, and I saw your performance, it was amazing, you've had it before Do you have any acting experience?"
The young man named Sean didn't answer, just rubbed the business card, his eyes wandering between it and Frederick noncommittal.
Frederick seemed to see something, didn't say more, but reached out and patted his arm: "Our company is in Beverly Hills, Mr. Tang, if you want You can come and have a look; we also have a special website, if you have a computer and Internet access, you can get a general understanding on the Internet first. Consider it, and if you change your mind, give me a call."
After he finished speaking, he smiled and turned to leave.
Sean still didn't speak, and after watching Frederick get into his car and start it, he looked back and curled his lips. He seemed a little proud, but it soon became With a wry smile, if it wasn't that there was really no other way, how could I quarrel with the bank's people?
Well, to put it simply, Sean is currently in a very embarrassing state. Four months after coming to Los Angeles alone, he has nothing but the used car and apartment in front of him. Some of the personal items in my pocket are only a few dollars in my pocket.
So, after finally finishing the work at hand this afternoon and getting a check for $600, he rushed to the bank to cash it to relieve his urgent need.
What I didn’t expect was that the **** bank actually suspended the check exchange business on the grounds of system upgrade. What the hell, you know that today is Friday, if it can’t be exchanged, then the next two days It would be a problem to eat here, and it was almost five o'clock when I entered the bank, so it was too late to change places.
Anyone who encounters this kind of thing under this circumstance will inevitably get excited, not to mention that Sean, who has had a very hard four months, immediately caught the bank and did not give obvious signs in the lobby. Make a big fuss about not being able to cash a check.
"This is your dereliction of duty. If I saw an obvious announcement when I came in to tell every guest who came in, because the system upgrade is temporarily unable to provide check exchange service, I will definitely not Come in! But you didn't do this, you didn't convey this message clearly and clearly, so you have to take the main responsibility for the whole thing!"
"Listen to me, ladies and gentlemen, as customers of the bank, it is in our right to know whether they can handle a certain business. Therefore, the bank is obliged to handle certain business when it cannot , in the most obvious and direct way to tell every guest who enters the bank, not like now, let us take the time to come and wait, and then be told that we can't do it! Like the gentleman just now, he may really The cheque needs to be cashed urgently, because the bank is about to close, and tomorrow is the weekend, but the derelict bank refuses without hesitation. A philosopher once said that waste of other people's time for no reason is murder, and now It may be a bit too much to say, but the bank has to give us an explanation, doesn't it!"
He preached like this in the lobby, his excited expression and waving arms infected many people who were doing business in the bank, and a few happened to be angry because they couldn't exchange checks, and suddenly changed There must be some outrage.
However, the bank's response was also very fast. The lobby manager quickly came out to appease everyone. After a brief communication with the teller, he admitted that the responsibility was on his own side, and said that he could make an exception to exchange for everyone.
"Everyone, listen to me, please? I hope to apologize to Mr. Philip and the bank in the presence of your witness. Although the main responsibility for this matter lies with the bank, I am not calm. Disrupting order is also true, you guys handled it very well, so I should also apologize to you. I am also very happy to do business with them, they have been very good at showing me what a responsible bank should do, I will continue Support, and I'm sure everyone does too."
After finally getting the money, Sean said this in public. Although he is only 18 years old, he is definitely not the kind of reckless stunner, he knows when to do it What - well, most of the time.
If he hadn't been pressed, he wouldn't have done this kind of behavior that might attract the police, so since the bank behaved so generously, he didn't mind to brag about it, even in the future Probably won't come here again, this kind of thing has to be measured.
And he is very confident in his acting skills. In high school, he has served as the leading actor or supporting actor in many stage plays in the club, and he has also won awards in national competitions - group.
Sean can easily substitute himself into another person, just like just now, he has completely become a customer who has been tortured by the bank's unfair tactics, which aroused the resonance of the people present. Kudos to him—God knows, this is his first time at the bank.
So, the lobby manager always wore a professional smile when he came out to calm the situation, but after Sean said such words and won the applause of the people again, it was a little more Sincere and enthusiastic.
Similarly, he was not surprised at all to be caught up by the guy who claimed to be the agent. Sean met this kind of person more than once in the four months he was in Los Angeles. After posting a few words, he said, you look good, are you interested in being an actor, and then...
In short, after he went to the so-called studio because he didn't know much about it, he was basically perfunctory when he met these people. Although he was very embarrassed at the moment, he still Not to the point of becoming a **** actor.
But today this guy is a lot better than those guys. After looking at the business card again, Sean said this in his heart, and after thinking about it, he finally put it away and started the car.
The door rang, and a few minutes later Sean, who was holding two paper bags and hooked the key with his little finger, walked carefully into his apartment. However, halfway through, he suddenly stopped, frowning as if he had forgotten something, just as he remembered it, he opened his eyes and was about to react when a black shadow jumped up and hit his head. .
"Polk, wait, Polk..." At the same time as Sean yelled, a paper bag fell to the ground with a thud, and some household items and several cans rolled out.
At the same time, a two-slap-sized puppy with yellow and white fur lay on his bent arms and licked his face with his tongue very affectionately.
"Enough, you little one, enough!" After Sean closed the door and put down the paper bag during his "attack", he was finally free to hold the puppy in his arms and teach him a lesson stand up.
The puppy barked loudly, opened his mouth from time to time to bite his hand, and seemed to be happy with his limbs.
After playing like this, Sean let go of this little bit and held it up in front of him: "Did you make trouble at home today? Don't rush to shake your head, if I find you peeing indiscriminately again , you're dead, Polk! Are you finished eating? Oh, look at you, you're such a picky eater, well, eat these obediently, and as a reward, I'll give you a big meal."
Holding Poker and checking the room, Sean handed the remaining can of dog food to him, but the puppy turned his head without looking at it On one side, he jumped down from his arms, and jumped three times to the unpacked can that rolled out of the dropped paper bag. After sniffing twice, he raised his head and barked at the owner twice.
"Ha, should I compliment your nose, Polk? You smelled the can before you opened it." Sean looked at the little one, the $600 one, amused and annoyed The check temporarily solved the urgent need, so he bought some better dog food by the way, and he didn't expect the guy to abandon the original immediately.
Sean wanted to persevere, but looking at Polk's wide, innocent eyes, he could only sigh and open the can for it.
Only pushed to the front, the greedy little things buried their heads in and ate and ate, wagging their tails, and seemed very happy.
This dog was picked up by the roadside two months after he came to Los Angeles. It was packed in a small box and placed on a remote roadside. After a long time, it was dirty and messy. If Sean hadn't kindly picked it up for a while, it wouldn't have lasted for long.
So, the recovered little guy is very close to Sean and looks good, shepherd or harrier? Although there is a dog at home, Sean can't tell the difference. In short, he is very cute and obedient. I really don't know what the guy who threw it away was thinking.
However, if it weren't for the huge amount of money spent on registering, registering, and checking and vaccinating Polk, Sean should not be so embarrassed now. Then again, even without this support, he would have lasted for two more days at best.
Sean laughed at himself, looked around, just one room plus two mini kitchens and bathrooms, almost more than 200 square feet, and the monthly rent would be $300. A bed and two chairs, an old sofa and a small coffee table, an acoustic guitar and a simple wardrobe, then an old computer, plus the broken car, this is all his current possessions.
"I'm probably the most embarrassed rebirth."
Sighed lowly, took out the pizza and canned beer he bought, and after a few sips, he suddenly stopped, then sat in front of the computer, turned it on, surfed the Internet, took out his business card and entered URL.
"Are you going to try it?" Looking at the really official webpage, and recalling what the guy swore this afternoon, Sean, who was rubbing his chin, asked himself hesitantly.
