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16. Chapter 16 The first character

In the small room, the audition was coming to an end. Among the seven people sitting in three rows, only the four people in front were watching attentively, while the three of them were a little absent-minded, as if they were telling something.

"So, is this one, this one and... this one?" In the free venue, Sean said with a smile at the camera holding non-existent clothes in both hands. His eyebrows were raised slightly and his eyes blinked from time to time, as if he hoped that the other party could buy it, but at the same time, he always stood up, making himself look less urgent.

"I love this white chiffon dress. Of course, this patterned dark top is also good, but my favorite is this scarlet long skirt, so why not let's find a place to talk about it, can you introduce them in detail to me?" A man outside the camera said in such a script. He spoke quickly and urgently, and seemed to be pretending to be a woman, so his sharp voice made people feel goosebumps.

"Hmm... um?" Sean was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes wide and his neck also thrust forward, but he tried his best to maintain his demeanor, which seemed very funny under the contradiction.

A chuckle suddenly came from behind. A person in charge in front couldn't help but turn his head and look unhappy. The female employee who was looking through the text message hurriedly put away his cell phone.

"Okay, let's get here." He then clapped his hands again.

The performance at the venue stopped suddenly. Although Sean looked calm, he was still nervous. He was still happy when he heard the laughter before, but unfortunately he immediately realized that he was just being self-indulgent.

The room was quiet, but the person in charge with a bald forehead with a disc glasses who stopped did not speak. He pondered, not knowing that he was thinking, which made Sean even more nervous. But he always stood there calmly and straight. The advantage of rebirth was that after experiencing such amazing things, he could face everything calmly, even if it was related to his destiny.

"A question, Sean," the other party finally asked, his eyes behind his glasses were quite sharp, "Do you think your action just now has comedy effect?"

"I don't know, sir," Sean answered for only two seconds. "I'm a newbie. Although I have had some acting experiences, those are not worth much reference, so all I have to do is to understand the director's intentions as much as possible and express them in my own way."

The person in charge raised his eyebrows and stood up: "Frankly speaking, your performance is still very immature in some aspects. At the beginning, it was a little nervous, and when I introduced the style of the costume in the middle, it was a bit stiff, but... this character is yours."

"Haha, what do I think, David?" Eric Rees, who was obviously waiting a little impatiently, immediately laughed.

"Okay, you guy, I admit you're right. You found a great new guy." David Cran nodded helplessly to him, and then looked at Sean: "Let your agent come over. After everything is negotiated, we will sign a contract today and we can come to the crew tomorrow."

"Ah?" Sean showed a surprised expression.

"I've had a headache for this role for a long time. Young people, who know Italian, have a certain talent for acting, etc.," David Cran, who saw his doubts, explained, "I haven't found a suitable one. Either I'm not satisfied, or the other party is not satisfied, and almost gave up. Fortunately, Eric recommended you to me last night. So, we have to hurry up, otherwise we won't be able to catch up with the broadcast next week."

"Okay, Mr. Crane, my agent is outside." Sean, who secretly clenched his fists, replied immediately.

"You have to be careful, David, his agent is not easy to deal with." Reese, in a obviously good mood, teased him.

"Is that?" Crane raised her eyebrows, then signaled Sean to call the agent in, and then showed an unexpected look: "Frederick?"

"How are you, David?" Frederick showed his signature smile as an agent. "It seems that you are very satisfied with my young man, so give it a price."

"You are very good, Sean, very good." Eric Rees, who patted Sean's shoulder, said, with emotion in his tone.

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"Thank you, Mr. Reese." Sean smiled slightly.

"Call me Eric," Reese breathed a sigh of relief, looking at him, as if he wanted to say something, but ended up just patting him on the shoulder again, "Do it well, Sean."

"Anyway, I'm grateful to you, Reese...Eric." Sean was still calm.

"It's what you deserve." Reese laughed, and when he saw Frederick come out of the office, he said hello and left.

"It's all done, the contract is fine. They have signed the letter. After you consult with the lawyer, you also sign your name. This character will be 100% yours," Frederick smiled and handed the copy of the document to him. "The salary is still $3,000, but there are two episodes this time. Because you are a newcomer, you can only get it after the filming."

He then told him again: "Don't worry too much, the six starring actors are all good people, you will get along with them very happily - of course, don't mess them with the role they play. Rachel is not confused, Phoebe is not neurotic, Monica is also not obsessive-compulsive disorder, Rose is highly educated but not old-fashioned, Joey is a little honest but never stupid, as for Chandler..."

Frederick paused with a frown: "Well, Chandler is actually a good guy, and he is not that insecure, but since last year he has been addicted to drugs, so he may be emotionally unstable occasionally."

"Okay, Fred, I can take care of myself." Sean interrupted him, "Anyway, the posture should still be lowered, right?"

"Yes," the agent focused heavily, "You have taken half a step steadily, so you have to take another half a step."

It was not until this moment that he felt a little long-winded, and then stopped: "Okay, I won't say much, go and prepare. Be happy, Sean, this is the most popular TV series in the United States!"

"I know, thank you, Fred." Sean smiled, and then broke up and went to the parking lot after he was fucked.

After driving onto the street, his breathing slowly began to rush. Until now, the feeling of incredible slowly spread out from his body. I really got it? I really got it! I really got my first official role? I really got my first official role! And it is also the most popular character in "Friends" in the United States!

The car window was wide open. Although the speed was not fast, the wind on the Ventura Expressway was still rushing. The arms holding the steering wheel began to tremble slightly, and the teeth were chewing. The throbbing that had spread to his whole body made him unable to help but breathe.

"Hey man, don't you think your reaction is a bit slow?" He glanced at his own Sean in the rearview mirror and said in a self-deprecating tone.

The next second, he burst into laughter, slapped the steering wheel vigorously, and finally started roaring loudly like venting.

"Oh oh!" On the Ventura Expressway, the speeding Ford car was moving forward in the sunshine with endless roars of excitement and joy.

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Hollywood has seven most famous film companies, MGM, Paramount, Columbia, United, Warner Bros., Universal and 20th Century Fox. Although United and MGM were later merged, Disney, which was built into a large studio by famous CEO Michael Eisner, replaced its position in 1980s.

The reason why they are called the seven major film companies is because they have the same characteristics: they are all established when the American film industry first began to develop. This old qualification that has been surging and stormy for decades has made them the signature of Hollywood and even the entire United States. So far, they have either developed into large media groups or acquired by large media groups. Movies, TVs, variety shows, and those who can intervene are involved. Most of the high-investment movies are produced by them, and coupled with the accumulated film library, many small and medium-sized film companies cannot resist the storm, and for them, they just need to spend some effort to deal with it.

Just like MGM, it has been declared to go bankrupt several years ago, but it is a bit embarrassing to still stand in Hollywood.

Therefore, the large and small studios scattered in Hollywood and around are from seven major film companies. Although there are also small and medium-sized film companies, they are far less huge and complete than them.

Just like the No. 6 studio of Warner Studio where Sean is now located, the area of ​​more than 300 square meters is just divided into three parts. The most important central cafe occupies most of the area, and then there are two corridors with different styles. Although these and various equipment make this small studio look stuffed, it is still very flexible to operate.

The most typical example is the Central Cafe. This part accounts for two-thirds of the entire studio shooting land because the scenery must be set inside and outside. If it is in a larger studio, this area is nothing, but Studio 6 has only more than 300 square meters after all, so it is relatively crowded.

But this did not affect the shooting. Although sometimes the lens conversion was not smooth - because it was an indoor set, sometimes the lens angle was slightly deflected and it might be exposed, so the sitcom basically had no long shots, and they were all edited. Although this was the case, the person in charge of the props specially designed a turntable to shoot the internal scene, so the inside was turned out, and the outside was shot, and then it was turned back, which was very convenient.

As for the occasional taxi outside, if it needs to appear panoramic, it is a little troublesome. You need to drive the prop car from outside. If only half of it appears, the prop teacher will let someone push the prop car with only the first half and push it in front of the camera. I have to say that they are really creative and save money.

Although these have not been seen in some series such as "Everyone Loves Raymond" and even "Family Improvement", Sean is in a completely different mood now. These have nothing to do with him before, so even if he sees the dexterity, he just finds it interesting. But now, he appears in the crew as a formal actor. He no longer has the same background as these sets, but naturally becomes different in his eyes.
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