169. Chapter 169 Another character acquired
"It's almost... it's been half a year." Sanders replied after thinking about it, then looked at Frederick with inquiring eyes.
"I've been here for more than ten years," the agent scratched the food on the plate with chopsticks. "I still don't dare to say that I know this place completely, and I dare not be rampant here, so I'm curious, what makes you so bold and so casually recommend scripts to Sean? And it's a supporting role with few scenes and no personality?"
"That was Sean's request, I just fulfilled his request." Sanders shrugged.
"This is not the point, the point is, what are you thinking?!" Frederick raised his head.
"Is it important what I'm thinking?" Sanders continued to shrugg.
"Of course, you're a member of the team, although I don't want to admit it, so I have to know what you think, not Sean's." The agent was quite honest.
"My thought is, if Sean wants, I'll fight for him." Sanders spread his hands with a "that's it".
Frederick didn't say anything, just looked at him without blinking, and then laughed for a while: "No doubt, I should ask you to cooperate in promoting lawn mowers instead of creating a future for actors."
Sanders frowned but didn't say anything, and the agent put away his laughter just right: "Listen, Sandy, I know you are Sean's friend and best friend, and everything you do is serve him. But, as I said before, blindly catering will only make Sean blind, and appropriate opposition will keep him awake!"
"Don't tell me this, Fred, this should be told to your customers." Sanders didn't plan to tolerate it anymore when he got here.
"Damn, I hate this," Frederick rolled his eyes in annoyance. "That's why I hate you, Sandy, can you imagine Bruce? Willis called me, 'Hey, I've got a script, my lawnmower boy is not against it at all, so I'll leave the rest to you', please, you know what's the slim."
He couldn't help but swear, but he smiled, full of irony.
"I picked him up with my own hands, and I squirted to him and Eric Reese in front of him. I won him "The Genius Ripley" and "The God of Death are Coming". I know how great his potential is. I won't let you ruin Sean, Sandy, no!" Frederick said word by word in a somewhat sharp voice, as if showing his authority.
"I know, you encouraged Sean to go to that party," Sanders hummed, and wiped his mouth with a napkin. "I also know that if you talk to me like this, I will smash your face!"
"You want to fight me one-on-one? That's what you think?" The agent was surprised not angry, just said mockingly, and still shaking, similar to being in the boxing ring.
"Frankly speaking, your ability to choose Chinese restaurants is not very good, it's too unpalatable." Sanders was too lazy to talk to him again, and immediately got up and left.
"Checkout!" After he left, Frederick, whose cheeks were bulging, called that, and then said in Chinese: "Use cloth as a wash."
Although the lunch ended badly and the matter was not discussed for a long time, Frederick did not relax his work.
"I have had some initial contact with MGM. They are interested in you, and I am preparing to discuss further with them." Frederick said to Sean in his agent's leniency office.
"Then what are you waiting for?" Sean asked in confusion.
"I'm still waiting for you," he sighed, "tell me, Sean, why do you want this role? There are not many scenes, a complete supporting role. Although the story is not bad, there are not many places worth playing."
"It's very simple. I want to work with big-name actors once," Sean immediately threw out the excuse he thought of. "I have worked with top directors, and I also want to work with top actors. Although Gwyneth is already a first-line star, he is still a long way from top. Bruce Willis, who has gradually lost the market because of action movies, has been rejuvenated in the second spring because of "The Sixth Sense" in the past two years, is the most suitable situation where there are not many choices."
This reason can be said to be quite high-sounding, which made Frederick want to argue, but he couldn't find the place to go for a while.
"And, Billy Bob Thornton is also an old actor. He must have learned a lot of things to work with. In addition, he can also expand his connections. Haven't you always told me to do this as much as possible?" Sean continued.
"Is that true?" Frederick rubbed his chin with a suspicious look. "You shouldn't be interested in Songton's girlfriend?"
"How could it be?" Sean was a little amused, "not to mention whether I'm really interested in her, but I heard that they're going to get married soon."
"It sounds like that, but..." Frederick narrowed his eyes, "Who knows what you think? Besides, they are not married yet."
Sean rolled his eyes immediately: "Is this the impression I left on you?"
"Of course not, I'm just talking." Frederick immediately smiled and said, but that look no matter how he looked, he didn't look like he believed it.
Billy Bob Thornton's girlfriend is the famous Angelina Jolie. Even if Sean didn't pay much attention to Hollywood in his previous life, he knew the famous woman's reputation, especially after robbing Jennifer Aniston's husband. Therefore, Sean, who likes Jennifer, has a better understanding of her bad things. He got married to Billy Bob Thornton in 2000, and even sucked each other's blood and put it in a small bottle on his chest to show each other's love. Then he separated in 2002 and formal divorce in 2003.
I have to say that this woman is very capable. Although she did a lot of bad things when she was young, severed relationships with her father, snatched men with her mother, and had various corruptions in her private life. She is a typical example of bad girls in Hollywood. But after entering the new millennium, she relied on adopting orphans to carry out a series of hypes, she transformed from a bad girl to a loving Virgin who everyone praised, and instantly became another person.
This is enough to keep Sean away. Although if a hypocrite pretends to be a good person for a lifetime, it is better not to touch women with such scheming and tricks. Now if you think about it carefully, isn’t Brad Pitt eaten by her? But now because he is stuck between him and Jennifer, I don’t know if he will still hook up with that woman.
So, although Sean did have other thoughts to join the crew of "Perfect Thieves", it was definitely not because of that woman.
"What's more, there is Cate Blanchett. Although my relationship with her is average, I still know her a little bit, so if I ask her to help me say a few words, it's okay to introduce her to you." Sean said calmly, and he couldn't tell that he had any other thoughts.
"Okay, I understand." Since all the words were said, Frederick didn't say anything else and agreed immediately. Anyway, the filming period of "Sniper Telephone Booth" was very short, and it should be no big deal to take another movie and be a supporting role.
Things went very smoothly afterwards, and there were no more twists and turns like "Sniper Phone Booth". Frederick had already contacted MGM and then finalized it after a detailed discussion.
It's so refreshing to say that the other party has no doubts. In fact, it's similar to David Zach and others. Producer David Haubman and director Barry Levinson are still worried. Although this role is a supporting role, it is also a 27- or eight-year-old man, so Sean's 20-year-old age is indeed a big problem.
However, he finally had a "Genius Ripley". With the Oscar nomination, Frederick brought out "Sniper Telephone Booth" that had not yet started filming, and only had a pay of 1 million yuan. Director Barry Levinson also liked the tricks of big stars and big productions. So when Sean went to audition and was recognized, under the temptation of cheap and good quality, this role belonged to him.
Although the prospects of this movie seem to be not very good based on intuitive reactions, Sean doesn't care. The reason why he joined the crew of "Perfect Thieves" was that he didn't play supporting roles with little roles and no performance was not for money and fame. Besides, which actor doesn't have many works with average box office? He is not the starring actor, and even if there are any problems, he has to find Willis, Thornton, director and producer first.
And it's strange. After reading the complete script, Sean thought that this story should be very good. It is adapted from a real-life crime story and a good star lineup. Willis also has box office appeal now. Even if the ending is that the criminal escapes, it does not conform to the mainstream spirit, but it is not enough to affect the overall structure, right?
Besides, Levinson is also an old director, and there are fine works such as "Rain Man" and "Sleeper". Even if they are just a mediocre performance, they should have good results?
If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. There should be something in it that you didn't notice in your previous life. Sean thought freely and easily.
Since she was not starring in this movie with the goal of increasing her fame, then think about how to take this opportunity to complete her plan. She must not let her slip away from her fingertips again! He thought so and pinched his fingers.
After that, Sean is going to be busy again. As the male lead of "Sniper Phone Booth", he has to be prepared for filming. The film may start filming at any time after turning it in September. Although there is no need to do any special exercises, such as how to use a gun or fight, he wants to play a role that is several years older than himself, so it is necessary to make full preparations like "Genius Ripley".
Chapter completed!