MTL - Best Actor-Chapter 3 new job
Sean has no intention of discussing these social issues. The purpose of his question is mainly for tentative purposes. After all, he and Frederick have only known each other for a few hours, so he wants to know, What kind of person is this guy in front of him?
"Soon," Frederick shrugged, "I've been in this business for seven or eight years, and came from ICM with a few founders, owning my own The office is a matter of time."
Speaking, he pointed to the chair in front of him, and leaned on the table himself: "Sit down."
Sleek and winking, but seem unhappy with the status quo? Sean said so in his heart. Frederick seemed to have guessed the reason why he asked this sentence, but he answered fluently, he didn't seem to care too much, but his tone was a little bit - he was still very confident in his observation.
"You made a wise choice, Mr. Tang..."
"Please call me Sean."
"Well, Sean, it's the right thing to do, we're different from ICM, CAA, and WMA, we're full of energy..." Just a few words, Frederick gesticulating It outlines a positive company image, and the agent's eloquence is indeed not bad.
"Even though we've only met a few times, I think you have a lot of potential, and your performance in the bank is really eye-catching. Simply put, what the actors do is The emotions that the script and the director need to show are passed on to the audience, so I wanted to ask you at the time, have you ever had any acting experience?" he immediately asked.
"Well, if you count the stage plays in junior high and high school, then I should have some." Sean answered this, and he seemed a little disappointed, so he immediately added: "I am in San Francisco. Frentas Junior High School and Fitzmaycon High School spent grades 7 through 12. The drama societies of both schools are well-known in San Francisco. Last year, they won the International Drama Festival competition held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The second, modern version of Romeo and Juliet is Fitzmaycon High School where I played Tibbert."
Anyway, Sean has lived in another identity for more than twenty years, so he is very talented in acting, and he knows better than anyone what it is like to be completely another person . Although in junior high and high school, he participated in various club activities, worked as a guitarist in a band, also served as the lead singer, and played basketball guard, but the best thing he did was acting in stage plays.
This achievement made Frederick finally nodded: "Very good, so... wait, last year?!"
He suddenly widened his eyes and seemed to be in disbelief: "So say it."
"I turned 18 in April this year." Sean shrugged.
Frederick opened his mouth for a while, then raised his hands and laughed: "Okay, you don't need to ask questions like whether you have participated in an acting training class... God, you You're only 18, I always thought you should be at least 25."
"Probably because I look more mature?" Sean smiled and shrugged.
"...I don't know, maybe it's because of temperament," the agent stared at him for a few seconds, "but you should look very photogenic - the camera is shot in all directions, from a certain An angle shot might have been great in the past, but from any other angle it would be terrible, and someone who does well in most angles is what we call photogenic.”
"Oh?" Sean felt very interesting hearing it for the first time.
"Of course, I'm only judging this from experience, and I don't know exactly how to get in front of the camera," Frederick said, "but your appearance is very attractive, unlike Tom Cruise is so handsome, and he's not as simple and honest as Tom Hanks, and he has a lot of character, especially his eyes."
"Wow, it seems that I should be honored to be compared by you." Sean said half-jokingly, with a faint smugness in his heart at the same time.
Although this life is not particularly handsome, because of the mixed blood, the facial features are still very flavorful, especially the pair of black eyes, which are very beautiful. You must know that most of the black eyes are actually brown or brown, and his black eyes are extremely bright, like two black gems are very rare, and because of this, he is unfavorable in some aspects.
"Okay, let's not talk about this," Frederick smiled, stretched out some forms and the like from the documents on the table and handed them to Sean, "Now We have had a preliminary exchange, you need to fill out a few forms, please be as detailed as possible, so that I can choose the right role for you based on these. Also, you'd better find a professional photographer to take a few models for you Photos, both in black and white and in color.”
Then he took out some documents: "This is a contract. The contracts of newcomers are similar. If you have any questions, you can ask a lawyer. In addition, if you have extra time, you may wish to take a look at the Actor-related books, or participate in a short-term acting training. Also, it is best to join a union, either SAG (Screen Actors Guild) or AFTRA (American Actors Association for Television and Radio), or both if possible, With union support, there will be relatively more opportunities.”
He finally paused for a moment, but immediately asked: "Do you have a cell phone?"
"No, I only have a pager." Sean patted his waist.
"Okay, then I only have one request, when I call you, please reply as soon as possible." Frederick continued, "Many times, opportunities are fleeting ."
"I see, but...before that...I have a question," Sean scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed, "looking for a lawyer to inquire about the contract, and participate in performance training, and join The guild... must pay the fee, right?"
"Of course." Frederick was puzzled.
"Well...that's right, I'm currently on the verge of bankruptcy." Sean tried his best to look at each other with a calm expression.
The location of Universal Studios, a crew is preparing to shoot here, except for the starring and director, everyone is busy, and several assistant directors are waving their arms and commanding loudly.
"Hey, the two over there, it's you, go over there to help unload things, and we will start shooting in ten minutes!" One of the assistants was standing under several spotlights. cried the two young men.
"Okay, let's go right away." One of them answered immediately, and the other one was a little unhappy.
"We just helped the prop master to sort things out, we just took a few minutes of rest, and we are going to move things. Extras also have human rights, right?" Another whispered.
"You also said that we are extras, Sean, that's what extras do, you'll get used to it soon." The first one smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
"So, you're used to it, Coleman?" Sean asked after a sigh.
"You will, man." Sean smiled, "Ignore that, let's help move these things out of the way."
The two laughed and started to move things. After confessing to Frederick that he basically had no money now, Sean Tang became an extra.
"Come here, everyone come to me." Following the director's voice, most of the people on the set came over, formed a circle, and surrounded him in the center.
"Although these conversations have been going on for a long time, sometimes even daily, there may be people who are impatient. But I still want to emphasize that this is a good show and we are a team, so Everyone should show professionalism, even if you are just an extra..." The director immediately began to preach.
He is a middle-aged man in his 40s, capable... well, Sean can't see good or bad, there is no TV in the apartment, and he doesn't bother to go to the bar or anywhere else to watch it A TV show with his own participation.
However, being able to direct five or six episodes in a row - the director of a TV series is usually not fixed - it should be said that it is not bad, but he always likes to give a mobilization speech, as he himself said, such a speech sometimes Every day.
Sean is always on the outermost edge, unlike Coleman Vincent - just an ordinary friend I met on this set after becoming an extra, three years older than him - always crowded at the front. According to Koeman himself, he has been in Hollywood for more than two years. Most of the time he is playing tricks. His biggest dream is to have a role with many lines, and then fight for more opportunities until it becomes a hit.
In this regard, Sean is basically encouraging. If there is any legacy left to him in his previous life, in addition to the incomprehensible advantage of the prophet, it is tenacity, the tenacity of being a Chinese .
It's not that there are no tough people anywhere, but there is no doubt that on average, the Chinese are indeed the most.
Because of this, he in the previous life walked out of that environment step by step, and because of this, he now received a $600 check at the most embarrassing time.
Before he went to Frederick, he worked as a temporary worker for a week in a grocery store, the owner was a Vietnam War veteran who was full of foul language and never stopped swearing because Sean was from San Francisco Come here, so Sissy became his code name, how much does this old man hate homosexuality?
Several young people who went with him ran away halfway, and he couldn't fight against this old man. One hand was on the ground. As for prosecuting others for personal attacks, don't be kidding, who would have the energy and money to sue this old man?
The old man gave him $600 on the grounds that everyone else ran away and couldn't give it to them.
Well, although the old man has a stinky mouth, his essence is still good, so Sean always has a good impression on those who persist.
to a very embarrassing point.
Although this didn't shake his will, desperately needing a job was the most realistic thing, so he eventually found Frederick and became an extra. It's good, it fits his requirements, it's stable, the salary is good, there's plenty of free time, and he can have enough time to think about what to do in the future.
