Hollywood Domination: First audition

Fortunately, computers were basically popularized in Los Angeles in 2001. There was one in the manager’s office of a Hollywood star, and it was connected to the Internet. Although Ni's face was a bit smelly, she still opened the office and asked her to send such an email, "This is not an example, don't spread it."

"Thank you, Old John." Jenny smiled and said to him, "Don't spread the word."

Johnny snorted, "If you mean Jessica, don't worry, I won't kill myself."

It's not that Jessica can't stand the excitement, but from Johnny's point of view, she definitely hopes that the two leading waitresses can stay in the restaurant as long as possible. The progress on Jenny's side must be a stimulus to Jessica, and it may speed up her pace of leaving the Hollywood star. Jenny is very familiar with this kind of comparison psychology, and it seems that Johnny is no stranger to it.

After confirming that Dave received it, Jenny continued to work without asking too many questions, and did not call Dave until the end of the shift.

"It's CSI." As soon as the phone was picked up, Dave said, he was a little excited, "They need a criminal, and they have some requirements for appearance and acting skills. They originally asked Christine Dunst, but no matter what. , she can't come now. They have to find a replacement immediately, this is the first episode of the second season, there is nothing to lose, so there will be another audition. A friend of mine is on the crew, I just talked to him about this- —I recommend you."

CSI Cameo? This is a good opportunity, Jenny cheered up, "Dave, I really don't know what to say."

"Don't say it, it's just an opportunity, whether your resume can pass the preliminary review depends on luck." Dave laughed on the other end of the phone, "It's a pity that I can't come to New York on the day of the audition, I wish you all the best. "

They chatted a little more before Jenny hung up, staring at her phone thoughtfully for a moment before putting it back in her pocket.

She really didn't expect that Dave's line would bring her feedback so early. According to her prediction, after the shooting of the new season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" starts, there will be some insignificant small characters who need to appear in each episode. Recruiting before the filming starts, that is, as the saying goes, for an episode of extras, auditions will start before the season. Every episode means many opportunities for extras. And if Dave has not been transferred and is still an actor and assistant director, of course she will also come to Los Angeles to cooperate with her work. At that time, she can get one or two cameo opportunities, which can be regarded as the official entry of Jenny Jane's body. After that You can try to find some supporting roles in independent films, and then see if you can join the actors' union and find yourself an agent.

Unexpectedly, before Buffy started filming, Dave brought her an audition opportunity for CSI special criminals. , was recommended by Dave, an actor and assistant director. No matter what, she will definitely have an interview opportunity. This kind of human backdoor is no exception at all times. As long as Dave’s friends really regard him as a friend, how can I lose face? give it?

But Dave himself doesn't know the type of character, and although Jenny has heard of the great name of CSI, she didn't like **** scenes very much in her previous life, but she has never watched this drama, and there is no memory of it. , so she can only generally hone her acting skills while waiting for the next one.

About three days later, she received an audition call, and the other party gave her the time and place, and told her about the role requirements for the audition. Even Jenny is a little nervous at this time. Although she is very clear about some rules in the entertainment industry, she married a woman directly after graduating from university in her previous life. In fact, she has never participated in a few auditions at all. I went there with my classmates in college, and the nature of playing tickets is more serious. This feeling of putting all my hopes on one audition is the first time I have experienced it.

It’s no wonder that the proportion of practitioners in the showbiz who suffer from psychological problems is particularly high. If this kind of experience of going to an audition with high hopes but not being selected is repeated several times, it will be strange if the psychology is not out of balance. ——It’s no wonder that Jessica doesn’t like to talk about her audition process. Don’t look at her being so successful in Hollywood Star, she often receives more tips than Jenny, but every time she fails an audition, she must be rejected. It means a ravage of self-esteem, the contrast is so obvious, it's no wonder she likes to talk about it.

On the day of the audition, she arranged for a rest, and went to bed early the night before, calculated the time, and showed up at the audition department of CBS TV station, reporting her identity and the phone number of the other party, and the receptionist was checking Finally, she was given a pass, and Jenny Jane entered the audition department with this pass.

The office building is very large and spacious. Many people passed by her in a hurry, and no one paid special attention to Jenny, although she is a rare beautiful girl-beautiful girls are too popular in CBS TV station. Common, especially since this is an audition department. When Jenny walked to the audition office No. 3, she was stunned: there were at least twelve or three blonde girls sitting here, all of them were good-looking, and they were in their youth.

The layout of the audition office is very similar to that of a hospital, with a spacious waiting area outside. Jenny thought to herself that this is simply the waiting room for a follow-up visit by a perverted plastic surgeon, and then she was secretly startled by the number of people: it was just a special character in one episode, There are more than a dozen competitors, and most of them are very good-looking. The competition in Hollywood is indeed several times fiercer than the competition in the Chinese entertainment industry.

She walked to the door of the office, registered her name with a secretary, and then took the audition script and sat down to read it. She was not interested in chatting with the audition candidates. The audition girls here are all her competitors. : They are nobodies eager to become famous, not would-be successful people who have found their place in Hollywood, and it is a waste of energy to socialize with them too much.

Before she knew that she was going to play a cunning and vicious female star with many stories behind her. retreat. ——This also explains why the crew specially invited an experienced actress to play a cameo role. It is easy for ordinary actors to play this kind of role. Jenny speculated that if the filming hadn't started soon and they couldn't find a suitable guest actor, it would be impossible for such a demanding role to be selected for low-level actors.

Judging from the script she received, this scene has a lot of room for development. Although it is short and there are not many lines, the scene is full of tension and requires certain acting skills of the actors.

[in the dressing room]

Nick took out the evidence bag, and the victim's gloves in the evidence bag were stained with blood.

Nick: You know what this is.

Juanita is wearing a fancy dress and is touching up her makeup. She looks at Nick from the mirror, her tone is cold and boring

Juanita: This is Judy's glove, what do you mean? More than a hundred people recognized it, Judy wore it when she died, and we all saw it.

Nick: Yes, that's Judy's glove, she wore it when she died, in the costume room a hundred yards away. Fatally stabbed, she panicked and clutched the wound, which was smeared with her blood. But we couldn't find the first scene. The blood in the clothing room was too small and there was no trace of splashing. The murderer dragged her from the first scene to the clothing room. Then the blood was cleaned up, and it was done very cleanly, and we found no evidence.

Juanita makes a bored expression

Nick: We searched your break room and there was no blood reaction.

Juanita: You're wasting my time, officer, I have an important interview to do right now. "VOGUE", you know? V-O-G-U-E.

Nick: However, Ms. Juanita, I'm here today to share with you the good news that Judy's blood wasn't the only one left in the first scene. We have deduced that this is an acquaintance committing the crime. The incident happened suddenly. After being stabbed, Judy tried her best to fight the murderer, and it is likely that she left some scars on the murderer.

Juanita and Nick look at a scar on Juanita's shoulder

Nick: And these are a pair of cashmere gloves. There are tear marks on the fingertips and the palm. Judy quickly lost the ability to resist after rapid blood loss. She tried to find some support during the kneeling process, but ultimately failed. . But this process left us with a vital and precious clue - the wool fiber. In the first scene she left incriminating evidence, **** wool fibers.

Juanita's face changed slightly, and she involuntarily glanced at a rough decorative wall.

Nick came to the wall with a stride, turned on the flashlight and checked the wall carefully, but found nothing, the wall was very clean without any traces.

Nick looked at Juanita, their eyes met in the mirror, and Juanita smiled smugly, reservedly and slyly.

Juanita stood up, walked closer to Nick, reached out to the evidence bag, and Nick hid the evidence bag behind his back. Juanita continued to raise her hand, caressing Nick's cheek, and took another step closer, almost placing a kiss on his lips.

Juanita: As I said, I have an important interview. You have my warrant, officer, please.

Nick gritted his teeth, and Juanita showed a mysterious smile and left slowly

From the perspective of the script, there is a sexual attraction between Juanita and Nick, and she is very confident in her crime. She doesn't think Nick can find enough evidence, and Nick also knows that she is being teased by Juanita once. In just a dozen lines of dialogue, the offensive and defensive and momentum of the two are constantly changing. This is a very tense two-person play. Appearing at the end of this episode is just right, and the difficulty in shaping Juanita lies in her strong self-confidence and outstanding acting skills. In other words, it is necessary to make this star act like a star.

In her impression, CSI is CBS's flagship drama series. She checked the information in the past few days, and sure enough, the average ratings of the first season of this drama have been ranked first and second in the United States. 20 million upwards, as the first episode of the new season, the audience will also have a small increase. In such an episode, the performance of a glamorous star who has a strong sexual attraction to the leading actor, who is both righteous and evil, would not be taken lightly even by an actress who has already played a certain amount of supporting roles. Jenny looked around , Sure enough, I also found one or two faces that were a little bit familiar.

"I'm sorry to make you all go to waste." She silently apologized in her heart. "I'm going to decide on this role."

Yes, Chen Zhen is already determined and full of confidence in the role that seems to be tailor-made for her this time.