8. Chapter 8 The Lost Woman
"Tell me, Coman, what the hell is this?! What the hell is this!" In the alley outside the studio area, although he was filled with anger, Sean, who was patiently waiting for the crew to finish work, blocked Coman?
Vincent grabbed the other person's collar and slammed him against the wall.
He stared at him fiercely: "You planned to get me drunk from the beginning last night, right? You also kept instigating me to smoke marijuana, and then called the police to report that I participated in a cocaine orgy in that club!"
"I don't know what you are talking about?" Coleman struggled hard, "let me go, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, what, call the police?" Sean shouted loudly, "I regard you as a friend, but you treat me like this? Just for a role, a role with a few lines, is it worth it?!"
"What do you know!" Koman suddenly opened his hand angrily, "What do you know!"
His facial features were distorted and looked extremely ferocious, completely different from the one he used to like to complain and talk about his expectations from time to time.
"I've been here for almost three fucking years! I've had no more than ten speaking roles! I've worked hard to get all kinds of opportunities! I'm willing to do anything! I've paid so much! Why do I get only this in return?
One point! Why!" Corman yelled loudly, "I watched guys who were also extras, starting to play small roles one by one, but I couldn't catch anything. It was so easy to have an agent, but what the hell
I don’t know anything! I want to be famous! I want to be sought after by others! I don’t care what means I use! I don’t regard you as a friend at all! Don’t be so fucking pretentious in front of me!”
Sean looked at him blankly, unable to believe that he would say these words, so he didn't stop him when he left in a hurry.
"What the hell is going on here?" After returning to his car in a daze, Sean murmured, and then slapped the steering wheel fiercely: "What the hell is going on here?
thing!"
The door opened loudly, and Pork, who was sleeping comfortably in his bed, suddenly raised his head. He seemed to be aware that the door opening sounded heavier than before.
However, it still jumped up, flung its limbs and ran towards the door. When its owner came in, it jumped up and stuck out its tongue to lick the familiar face.
"Okay, you little guy who never rinses his mouth when eating, I should be lucky that there is no garlic in the dog food." Sean said with a smile, grabbing its forelimbs, but there was a little tiredness in his smile.
After carrying Pork into the room and sitting down, he was silent for a long time before he said to himself: "Have you ever seen such a person? He can betray his friends just for a role with only a few lines.
You can do whatever it takes...I really don't understand, Hollywood and other places are completely different worlds..."
Sean sighed deeply, and the matter was basically clear. It was obvious that when Corman said, "As long as you can't star, I can take over," he had already planned everything in his heart.
Successfully striking up a conversation with Jordana on the set of "High School" strengthened his confidence.
First, they dragged him to a less strictly regulated bar in the name of celebration, then got him drunk as much as possible, and at the same time instigated him to smoke marijuana - in the United States or the entire West, if you didn't smoke marijuana as a student, you basically didn't.
It's impossible, and Sean is no exception.
The last step is to call the police and implicate him in some drug-related cases - this is very simple, as long as you hear about it or watch it on TV, you will definitely find someone suitable.
In short, it will prevent him from arriving at the set the next day and at the same time tarnish his image.
Frankly speaking, it’s not like Sean has never seen someone in his previous life not hesitate to frame others in order to achieve his own goals, but... is it worth it? He’s just a small character, what kind of hatred would it take for Coman to do such a thing?
?
If the first two are just small tricks, the last one is very serious. Fortunately, Sean was very restrained in high school and didn't smoke much marijuana. Even though he was drunk last night, he always refused to do that.
Damn it, otherwise the police will interrogate you and do a urine test or something, and I'm afraid you'll be in a lot of trouble.
Even though that's the worst-case scenario, who knows if that could happen? And... the guy would probably be happy to see that.
"If Neil and the others find out, they will definitely laugh to death." Sean sighed again. He seemed to be too concerned about enjoying the taste of growing up again, and had forgotten many things in his mind.
"So, you'd better keep your mouth shut." He grabbed Pork's forelimbs and said in a threatening tone, "Don't let me kill you for knowing too much."
It's a pity that the puppy barked twice shamelessly and turned its head to one side.
"Why, you dare to laugh at me?" Sean immediately scratched its chin. The little thing barked twice, jumped to the ground and ran away quickly without being harassed.
Seeing it wagging its tail and hiding in the corner to peek at him, Sean finally felt a little better, but only a little. Coman kept appearing in front of him, especially the almost crazy look at the end, which made him unable to
After getting rid of it, and then thinking about the words of Frederick's warning, I was even more upset for a moment.
"That's crazy." Sean said this. Although he wanted to tell himself that this was just a special case and didn't mean anything, he was still quite depressed inside.
Then, there was another quarrel outside the door.
"Please, Ms. Waters, I promise I'll be able to do it in a few days." As soon as the door was opened, such words came from diagonally opposite, urgent and frightening.
"I've heard enough of your promises. Either pack your things and get out, or I'll call the police!" The landlord's voice sounded impatiently.
"Please listen to me, Ms. Waters, please listen to me..." The very beautiful woman stood at the door and kept praying. She looked even more haggard.
Unfortunately, the landlady was unmoved and insisted on her packing her things.
Sean couldn't help but sigh secretly, feeling a little sympathetic and a little ashamed in his heart. Before, he had secretly and maliciously guessed whether the other party was a prostitute out of boredom, but now it seemed that with her appearance, if she was really a prostitute, she wouldn't be a prostitute at all.
Worrying about the rent.
"Now! Right now!" Waters gave the ultimatum.
He couldn't see the woman's expression, but from her slightly trembling back, he could picture her desperate look in his mind. Sean sighed in his heart again and turned around to go back.
"Please, Waters, my agent has arranged an audition for me. As long as I pass..." These words, almost choked with sobs, immediately shocked his heart.
Sean was stunned for two seconds, and then turned around in surprise, but he only saw her back as she entered the room. He couldn't help but want to catch up, but stopped after taking only two steps. He hesitated for a few seconds and chose to wait.
Outside.
He didn't wait long, and soon the woman walked out with packages of various sizes. The landlady slammed the door and left without looking back, showing no mercy at all.
The woman still had her back to Sean, her head lowered, one hand grabbing her arm, her body shaking slightly, standing there not knowing what to do. It was obvious that she had nowhere else to go, and she probably didn't have much money on her.
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"If you have nowhere else to go...then stay here." After a few minutes of silence, Sean blurted out these words.
The woman turned her head in surprise, and then leaned back. Her moist eyes were obviously wary, but at the same time she gave people a feeling of pity.
Sean scratched his head, feeling suddenly embarrassed. He didn't know why he suddenly said that sentence. It seemed that he had been preparing for a long time and it came out naturally.
But since he had already said it, there was no point in regretting it, and seeing that the other party did not refuse immediately, he knew that his previous guess was correct. So he hurriedly made a "please wait" gesture, entered the room, and tidied up.
After picking up some things, he grabbed Pork and walked back.
"Don't worry, I'm going to the motel. There are washed quilt covers in the simple wardrobe that you can use. Of course, you can also use your own." He threw the key out directly.
"Why... why?" the woman asked in surprise and confusion.
"Probably..." Sean was silent for a few seconds, "because I am an extra, and I was just snatched away from the role I already got...an extra."
After saying that, he waved his hands with a wry smile and went downstairs without moving his head. He knew that he was pretending to be a hero, and it was just because of the same or similar experience, but who has never done something impulsive? Simply act like it.
Be more generous.
That night, Sean tossed and turned on the motel bed. The scenes from the day kept flooding into his mind, including the unscrupulous Coleman, the unacceptable reality, and the desperate woman.
So, it was almost ten o'clock the next day before he returned to the apartment.
After knocking on the door, Sean couldn't help but open his mouth. The small room had been tidied up, almost spotless. It's not that he was sloppy before. No matter in his past life or this life, he started to tidy up by himself at a very young age.
Room, but as a man, he is definitely not as meticulous as women in housework.
"I have nothing else to do, so... I hope I didn't break your things or ruin your habits..." The woman who had changed into simple clothes explained, but she was a little hesitant.
"No, it's nothing. That's good. I always clean up poorly." Sean, who understood what she was thinking, said quickly.
The woman smiled and stood there not knowing what to do, feeling a little embarrassed for a moment.
"By the way, my name is Sean, and I'm from San Francisco." Sean immediately introduced himself again.
"Yes, I know, Sean Tang, I heard it last time." The woman smiled and relaxed a little. "My name is Naomi, Naomi Watts, I am Australian."
"Nice to meet you, Naomi, your... well, your accent is very nice. I thought you were British." Sean scratched his head and said curiously.
"Actually, I was born in the UK and moved to Australia with my mother when I was 14," Naomi explained, then the topic suddenly changed and her face changed, "You are too rash, Sean, you don't know me at all.
, but handed me the apartment key so rashly, what if I am a bad person? What if I am a liar?"
Sean was stunned for several seconds. Why did he seem to be lecturing a child? Isn't this change too fast?
"Wait...wait a minute, how do you know...I mean, do I look like that...little kid who doesn't know anything?" He raised his hands and asked in a dissatisfied tone.
"Of course, you're not even twenty years old," Naomi said a little rudely, but then she realized something and became a little more sarcastic, "Well... the neighbors told me."
Sean showed an astonished expression at first, then laughed, and Naomi also raised her hand in embarrassment, and the two of them became more harmonious.
"I believe you are not that kind of person," Sean said immediately, "Maybe my opinion may not be accurate, but you should not be."
At this point, he showed a sly smile again: "Besides, you must have left information with the landlord, right?"
Naomi also laughed and became more relaxed. Only then did the two of them sit down on the chairs.
"Thank you, Sean, if not..." After pouring him a glass of water, Naomi took a deep breath.
"It's nothing, it's just a piece of cake," Sean shrugged, "After all... I know that feeling. If I hadn't found a job as an extra on the set, maybe I would have faced that situation."
Seeing the other person's inquiring look, he continued to talk, from coming to Los Angeles alone to doing various temporary jobs to make money, when he was embarrassed, he accidentally met an agent, and then became an extra, etc., including
All the details of the audition and Corman's betrayal were told to the other party.
"Actually, your agent is right," when Sean asked her opinion, Naomi was silent for a few seconds and smiled bitterly, "There are not many things like Coman here.
Especially between young actors, for an opportunity..."
Chapter completed!