America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 97: For Success

William Morris, Office Lobby.

Adrian and Tony walked through the partitioned office area and came to the glass-partitioned office where the agent John was.

The latter had a red and swollen nose with a Band-Aid on it, which looked a bit funny.

In the office, the sound of a phone call could be heard faintly.

Adrian knocked on the door and walked in.

John, who is nearly 40 years old, hung up the phone and said seriously, "You came at the right time. There is news from the crew."

Adrian defeated his biggest competitor yesterday and was very confident: "We won?"

John said: "The crew informed you that the character you got is called Dalton, not Nick Jones."

Adrian said, "I auditioned for Nick Jones! Who is Dalton?"

Tony asked, "Did they make a mistake?"

John carefully checked the role list sent by the crew and said, "A marginal supporting role, Nick Jones's henchman."

Adrian didn't understand: "Why?"

"The crew said you didn't pass the audition, but they thought your acting was good." John specifically asked, "They said you're more suitable for Dalton."

Adrien put his hands on his hips and walked around in circles, confused as to what the problem was.

Tony touched his clown-like nose and said, "Is all this I have done in vain?"

Adrian did not get angry, he pulled out a chair and sat down, then asked, "Who is the winner?"

John said, "Martin Davis."

"Fuck!" Adrian cursed.

Tony was puzzled: "Why him? His qualifications, acting skills, connections, which one can compare to Adrian? He has been in Los Angeles for less than two months!"

Adrian thought of a possibility: "Susan Levine slept with him?"

"It doesn't make any sense to say this now." John has experienced many failures and successes: "The reality is that we did a lot and still lost. Auditions are meant to maximize the chances of winning, but no one can guarantee a 100% win."

He waited for a moment before asking Adrian, "Do you accept this role?"

Adrian didn't answer directly: "A month ago, I was the leading actor in Entourage and he was just a minor supporting actor. Now he wants to be the leading actor in House of Wax and I want to be his henchman. How can I accept this?"

John knew that everyone has psychological gaps, but some things must be accepted as soon as possible: "You should take this role, Adrian, you should take a long-term view instead of worrying about the gains and losses of a role."

He raised his hand to stop Adrian from objecting, and said in detail: "We finally got in touch with Susan through Donnie. If you refuse, this relationship will be broken. Susan is only 30 years old. She will definitely be a figure like Katharine Kennedy in the future. What you should consider now is how to establish a good personal relationship with Susan through this role."

Adrian rubbed his chin vigorously, and after a while he asked, "What about Tony? Can the crew provide him with a salary?"

John shook his head. "That's impossible. The crew only has four personal assistants available, and the filming location is Queensland, Australia."

Tony took the initiative and said, "I'm not going."

Adrian agreed: "Okay, I'll accept the role, help me get better terms."

“I’ll try my best,” John said.

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In the partition of the office lobby, the moment Thomas received the notice from the crew, he stood up from his chair and was so excited that he wanted to roar a few times.

He has been responsible for many clients, but this is the first role that really matters.

Even if he is actually a supporting actor.

Why do you work overtime like a donkey? Isn't it just to succeed?

Thomas hung up the phone and wanted to share his joy with others, but he found that his colleagues were busy and no one cared about him.

I wanted to yell at him, but poor guy doesn’t even have an independent office.

Girlfriend? We broke up because of working overtime.

There is only one person who can and must share.

Thomas called Martin and said, "We are the winners! We beat that damn character!"

On the other side, Martin was taking Bruce to the fitness center to receive guidance from a beautiful female coach and exercise.

He wiped his sweat with a towel and smiled, "Very good! Very good! Thomas, our efforts have paid off! We must be winners in the future, not losers!"

Bruce was chatting animatedly with the big-butt female coach, but he turned around and asked, "Did you get it?"

Martin gave him a thumbs up and said, "Done!" He then said to Thomas, "Doesn't the crew have a vacancy for a personal assistant? Help me get one. I want to take Old Bull over to see it."

There are four vacancies for personal assistants for actors, and Thomas thinks it won't be a big problem: "It should be possible to negotiate, but there is one thing I need to inform you in advance. The filming location of the crew is Queensland, Australia."

Martin cares about the role and the future: "It doesn't matter if the crew goes to the moon to shoot."

Thomas said: "I am going to the crew to discuss the contract. Wait for my good news."

After hanging up the phone, Martin opened his hands and high-fived Bruce. Susie, the female coach with unusually developed gluteus maximus, came over and asked, "You got the leading role in a movie?"

"No, it wasn't me." How could Martin steal Bruce's favorite? He pointed at Bruce and said, "He got the leading role. I'm just Bruce's little follower."

Susie immediately threw away Martin, her follower, and continued chatting animatedly with Bruce.

Even Bruce agreed when he wanted to test the flexibility of her gluteus maximus.

Martin suppressed his excitement, calculated the time difference, went to a quiet place, and called Louise.

"I got the role. Nothing else to say but thank you."

"I don't see any sincerity." Louise was really not polite to Martin at all, and she wanted to squeeze him dry: "Where is the new formula? The Italian cannon has been sent out. I don't have the new formula, and I feel uneasy and can't do my job."

Martin didn’t refuse, but he didn’t give it to him right away either: “When you come back, you won’t need it in Morocco.”

Not long after hanging up the phone, Kelly Gray's cell phone called.

"I heard that you got the leading actor in a drama?"

"I'm not the male lead, just the most important male role." Martin explained simply: "The film has only one female lead, and I act with her."

Kelly said, "That bitch Louise just called me to show off. Martin, what did you promise me?"

Martin thought, what does your fight have to do with me? He was very helpless: "I just came here and racked my brains to find a role. I have no status and power. How can I help you contact the crew? The project has been scheduled to be filmed in Australia. Not to mention me, even Louise has no say."

Kelly smiled and said, "I'm just reminding you not to forget your promise."

Martin said: "That will have to wait until I have a certain amount of power and status."

Meanwhile, at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel.

After being released on bail by his lawyer, Jason Sean went to the top floor of the hotel and knocked on the door of the luxury suite.

The door opened from the inside, and the girl with the tanned skin said, "Paris is waiting for you in the living room."

"Thank you, Kim." Jason Sean strode into the living room.

When Paris, who was wearing a pink home dress, saw him, she couldn't help but say, "I asked you to go for the audition, why did you hit someone?" Her voice suddenly rose: "You didn't even go, so I have no reason to find the person in charge of the crew!"

Jason waved his hand and sat on the single sofa.

Paris got angry and ignored him: "I'm talking to you, do you hear me? I've done so much for you, you idiot..."

"Shut up!" Jason exploded: "Do you know why I hit him? That bastard was insulting you. He insulted you with a videotape!"

He waved his hand: "Forget it, there's no point in talking about this, Paris, thank you for everything you've done for me, let's end it here."

After saying that, Jason felt inexplicably relieved and left the suite without looking back.

When the door closed, he heard the sound of things breaking.

Paris smashed the TV, the floor lamp, and everything she could see.

After she finished venting, she panted heavily and said to the girl carrying the bag, "Jin, clean up here. Also, throw away everything related to Jason Sean, throw away everything!"

Paris went to the bathroom and slammed the door.

Kardashian found a large garbage bag and squatted down to pick up the garbage on the ground.

The feeling was so bad that she wanted to run out the door, just like Jason Sean.

But she endured it.

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In the afternoon, Thomas made an appointment with Martin to meet at Tiago Cafe.

"The contract is basically settled. Your experience in Zombie Gigolo will help you a lot." Thomas got the maximum salary: "$15, second only to Elisha Cuthbert among the actors."

Martin was mentally prepared. The top tier of the crew took away the vast majority of the total salary. He remembered reading a report that in "The Wolf of Wall Street", Leonardo DiCaprio's salary was over 2000 million, while the first supporting actor Jonah Hill only received 6 US dollars.

There are many similar examples. For example, Mickey Rourke, the villain in "Iron Man 2", was paid as little as $2.5.

Thomas elaborated: "Full insurance in accordance with union regulations, business class air tickets to and from Australia, salary for a personal assistant during filming, a separate makeup trailer, accommodation in an independent suite, and a car in Australia..."

Martin glanced over Thomas' face. The agent's eyes were red and his eye bags were heavy. He seemed to have aged five years during this period. His hairline had moved back. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but his hair looked a little thinner.

"Okay." He didn't have the qualifications to ask for more: "I trust you to do the work."

Thomas was worried that Martin would become complacent: "Getting the role is only the first step. You are a new actor, so you need to show the right attitude and cooperate with the crew to show your professionalism!"

Martin nodded: "I will." He asked a key question: "What if someone in the crew wants to harm me?"

Thomas thought for a moment and said, "If you are a producer, director, director of photography or someone with a much higher position than you, just bear with the injustice. When you really get to a high position, there are plenty of ways to pay it back!"

He knows that the ecological environment in the industry is bad: "If it is someone who is not as high as you or is not much different from you, then you should pay him back tenfold and tell everyone that you are not easy to mess with! In this circle, it is normal to flatter the powerful and trample the weak. If you are a wimp, others will bully you."

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