Movie Master

"Although there is still some time before the audition, Jessica thinks that it would be a very rude behavior if you don't come to say hello, so..." James had a polite and friendly smile on his face. You can also faintly feel a trace of familiarity, and it can be seen that he is trying to get close.

After being named, the smile on the corner of Jessica's mouth paused for a moment, and then she outlined it tremblingly. Her flickering eyes revealed her uneasiness, but she still smiled firmly and closed her jaw gracefully, " Lancelot, long time no see."

Jessica's voice was trembling slightly, like the yellowed dead leaves on the top of the treetops in late autumn, trembling in the storm. Emma could feel the strength of Jessica's hard work, but the fear and fragility hidden under the strong shell were unforgettable. She withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Lance.

Lance gracefully put down his raised Erlang legs, then gently placed the script in his hand on the table, smoothed his suit pants and shirt hem, and then stood up. The whole movement is unhurried and methodical, as if every move reveals a charming atmosphere, which makes people unable to take their eyes off at all.

After standing up, Lance responded with a polite and gentlemanly smile, retracted his jaw, and responded to Jessica's greeting. Emma knew that Lance's etiquette was perfect, like an English gentleman from the 1920s, but it was precisely this perfection—this damned calmness that made him look like a Cold blooded bastard.

Jessica seemed a little flustered, she pondered for two seconds, her slightly trembling voice was tinged with sobs, as if she might fall apart at any moment, but she still packed herself up again and calmed down again, "The recent promotion period has been I didn't see you, and the crew members missed you very much. We were still discussing at that time, maybe you were preparing for a big move again, and now it seems that the answer has been revealed."

You can feel that Jessica is doing her best to make a joke, trying to lighten the atmosphere, and then show her ease. But the words were terribly jerky, as if he was joking with the Jews about World War II, which made it unbearable to look directly at.

Emma's gaze fell on Lance, and she saw that perfect smile was like an exquisite mask, tightly covering all the true thoughts in her heart, "Hehe, the stage for publicity belongs to actors, and The stage of creation belongs to me. But, look, we meet again, don't we? Hollywood is a small world, smaller than we think." A bright chuckle appeared on the delicate mask , as if the California sunshine at ten noon lit up the whole world.

This is not the Lance she knew, not the man who took the initiative to leave the umbrella behind, not the man who took the initiative to rescue her, not the man who was amused by her back then, not even the man who was as decisive as the king of the night The man...he was full of vigilance all over his body, and clearly drew the line between work and private affairs, strangers and friends, and even his laughter seemed to be carefully designed, just right, Elegant and muffled, too perfect to be true.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Emma's mind. When facing himself just now, Lance also acted so politely and alienated, as if the two of them had never met before, and this was the first meeting between the two of them after that night. Emma suddenly realized that maybe, that night not only had an effect on her, but also on him... It was as if—Emma couldn't tell—it was as if she had lost his trust, they had lost their previous love. The tacit understanding between them became strangers again, just like Lance and Jessica at this time.

But why? Emma couldn't figure it out.

"Since you're all here, why don't we start auditioning immediately?" After a brief greeting, Lance turned his head to look at James, and got straight to the point.

James showed a happy expression, but he still looked at Jessica first, "Is this really okay? If it disturbs your audition work rhythm, it's not good." Although he was facing Jessica Sika's, but the content of the words was obviously addressed to Lance.

Jessica knew that James was hinting to herself. Seeing Lance's calm expression, the corners of her mouth rose again, "If Mr. Lancelot still needs to be busy for a while, we can follow the agreed Time will come." A small detail, she added a "sir" to Lance's address, as if with this change, her mood gradually stabilized, her trembling voice became more confident, although There is still no attack power, but at least he is no longer trembling.

Lance remained unmoved, smiling gracefully, "Of course." Then Lance turned around and looked at Cole and Sebastian, "Gentlemen, can you give the ladies some space? "

This is a four-person booth, obviously not enough to accommodate so many people, and Lance plans to audition Jessica and Emma at the same time, both actors are auditioning for Nancy.

Sebastian stood up immediately and said with a smile, "Let's leave this space for the professionals." A small joke made everyone chuckle, and then he patted Emma Arm, walked out of the booth, and then he and Cole joined James, and the three agents walked towards Sebastian's seat.

Emma took a seat facing inside, and Jessica sat down beside Emma at Lance's gentlemanly invitation.

"Before officially starting today's audition, let's watch a short film." Without any politeness, Lance cut directly to the topic. This made both Jessica and Emma a little overwhelmed. They obviously didn't expect the audition to start so soon, and they didn't have any preparation time at all.

Jessica secretly clenched her fists and regained her spirits. Since Lance wants to act professionally, she must act professionally. She cannot show her vulnerability, otherwise she will only lose completely, not to mention , if she really starred in "Sin City", compared to the long filming process, this is just the beginning.

Emma stopped thinking about it, she could feel Lance's professionalism, but this kind of professionalism made her feel uneasy. She knew that things had gone wrong, and she must have overlooked some details, because the man in front of her was not the one she knew or was familiar with. Deep down, she even wanted to see that man who was as dangerous as Satan and as ruthless as Devil's man, because that man is at least more real.

The lapse of thoughts was only a moment, and Lance quickly adjusted the volume, then turned the laptop to face the two people, and pressed the play button. Both Jessica and Emma had to temporarily withdraw their attention and watch the short film in front of them—this was not a difficult task, because the bright and distinctive shots easily overturned their fixed impressions of the film.

Steven Spielberg once used a touch of red in "Schindler's List" to amaze the world, but the video in front of him is far more than that, the extreme black and white contrast style, bloody red style The transformation, the caricature of the film lens...all push the magic of the film industry to its peak.

Three minutes was just a blink of an eye. Both Jessica and Emma looked at Lance in shock. They obviously didn't expect that the work they auditioned for was so amazing.

Facing the astonished sight, Lance looked calm, and he closed the laptop screen, "As you can see, this is a very stylized work, and the use of colors and shadows will is played to the extreme, but this does not mean that the role of the actor will be covered up. On the contrary, I need the actor who plays to show more powerful strength. I hope that the actor can show the exaggeration that fits the comic style, and the rhythm of the performance is relaxed. Slow or dramatic, but not too out of control, blending with the film style; at the same time, I also hope that the actors can dig deep into the characters and really use performances to trigger character inspiration."

Lance's gaze slowly swept across Jessica and Emma, ​​and the weight of his words gradually settled down along with his eyes, making the atmosphere unknowingly professional.

Jessica suddenly remembered the conversation she had with Lance, the conversation about actors, Lance did not give a positive answer at that time, but he supported her in commercial movies, so she took the "Fantastic Four" "That work. But today, Lance gave her a chance, a chance to challenge her acting skills, a chance to challenge her dream. Does this mean that Lance has not forgotten their conversation? Was she not wishful thinking in this relationship? And Lance isn't as cold-blooded as he seems?

Thinking of this, Jessica raised her head excitedly, searching Lance's handsome face inch by inch, trying to find the familiar tenderness and nostalgia in Lance's eyes.

Emma's heart began to flutter, and she realized how rare and important this opportunity to perform was, the perfect combination of business and art, performance and style. Perhaps this will be the start of her dream of being an actor—not just becoming an actor, but also becoming an excellent actor, who will amaze the big screen with her own performance and talent. This reminds Emma of the last time she and Lance talked about dreams on the beach in Santa Monica.

Emma raised her head and looked at Lance. She suddenly realized that although Lance shouted that his dream was dead, in fact, in the deepest part of his heart, in the corner of his heart, Lance's dream had never died, as if He chose to star in "Murder with a Borrowed Knife", as if he had put forward completely different requirements for a film like "Sin City", Lance's persistence in the film has always radiated light-quiet and faint, as if even The light that Lance himself had ignored.

Feeling the hot gaze falling on him, Lance raised his eyelids, and calmly met the four eyes of the two people in front of him. The deep eyes were like a vast ocean, quiet and boundless, unfathomable.