The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 17 Harmless
Be it James or Seth, they are both playful types.

Seth didn't understand the cause and effect, but that didn't stop him from joining in the prank.

Seth looked at the "villain" with a serious face, spoke to the only unfamiliar face, Edgar, straightened his back, and made a gesture of throwing salt at the devil.

"Retreat!"

"Que San, you shouldn't come here to fool my brothers."

Immediately afterwards, Seth made a weird combination of a golden rooster on the lower body and a snake punch on the upper body independently. The balance on one foot was unstable and wobbly.

He had just regained the situation but was once again trapped in a siege. Edgar expressed his powerlessness.

However, Edgar still did not panic.

Not only did he not, but he also showed a smile and followed Seth's words and said, "Hollywood is hell. Instead of expecting superheroes to save you from fire and water, it is better to fight side by side with super villains and fight your way out. Believe me, Hollywood has already I no longer believe in kindness and justice.”

wonderful.

Wonderful.

I have to say that Edgar is indeed a wonderful person.

Under the slightly flashing eyes of everyone, Edgar once again took out the business card from his shirt pocket and said, "To sign a contract or not, the final decision lies with the actor. If the actor is not willing, no one can force it; but there is one more choice. But it’s not bad, what do you think?”

Edgar handed the business card to Sam——

He was observing Anson's expression, but judging from various signs, Anson should already have an agent, and the current situation is not good, so there is no need for him to ask for trouble.

So, Edgar looked at Sam.

But Sam didn't move.

The air is slightly quiet——

The surroundings were still noisy, and the laughter of Judd Apatow and others could still be heard, but the small circle in front of them fell into a brief silence.

The scene was like the scene of the "One, Two, Three Wooden Man" game. Everyone was watching, but no one was willing to break the deadlock.

Sam was actually a little agitated. His eyes quickly shuttled between different faces and the business cards in front of him. He involuntarily tensed up and squeezed out a bunch of layers on his chin without paying attention, but in the end he still didn't reach out.

Edgar was a little disappointed.

But honestly, it's not surprising.

Agents are choosing actors, and actors are also choosing agents. This is a two-way choice. If you want to find the right partner, you need to keep trying and making mistakes.

Fairy tales like the one where an actor and an agent partner up for each other's entire careers almost don't exist in Hollywood.

To be precise, it does not exist in real life. Things that have been separated for a long time must be reunited, and things that have been together for a long time must be separated. The law of conservation of the universe applies to different situations and different relationships.

Edgar also didn't want to sign an actor casually and then ignore it, wasting an actor's career for no reason. Dreams and other things were secondary, but livelihood couldn't be joked about casually.

He was talking about his livelihood.

However, I didn’t expect that I couldn’t even hand out my business card.

Is this a failure?

The corners of Edgar's mouth raised slightly, feeling embarrassed, but he didn't mind. Just as he was about to take back the business card that had been hanging in the air without any response, he heard a voice.

"Why-so-serious?"

All eyes were directed towards the sound.

It's Anson.

The smile at the corner of his mouth rose slightly, and he was calm and relaxed. Anson seemed not to notice the heat and weight of the surrounding eyes. He took the business card from Edgar's hand, looked at it carefully and put it in his palm——

Hot potato.

James was a little depressed, so he kindly came to help, "Anson!" Anson met James' gaze, showed a smile, and lightly shrugged.

"It's just a business card."

"Maybe it will be used, maybe it won't be used, but since it has been printed, it doesn't hurt to keep it. After all, we have cut down half of the Amazon forest to make these business cards, so it is not good to waste them. I think, on my desk There should be some space in your business card holder."

A small joke cleverly defuses the atmosphere.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Edgar couldn't help but glance at Anson.

But Anson did not continue to say anything more, but looked at James, "Man, today's performance was two and a half hours, and I slept for two hours and fifteen minutes. It was peaceful and sweet, even though there were still fifteen minutes left. The noise affects the quality of sleep, but I still have to be sincerely grateful.”

That serious look actually created a full comedy effect.

James rushed over at once, "This guy! I'm going to kill you, Seth, come and help, quick, quick! Ah, ah! I'm about to be killed, help, help..."

There was harmony and laughter, and the young people were having fun together.

The focus of sight quietly shifted.

Edgar, who had just been in the center of the storm, could clearly feel the release of pressure and quietly escaped into the shadows. Then he noticed Anson's action of throwing away James and escaping from the melee before stuffing the business card into the credit card holder——

Not only was it not thrown away, nor was it left carelessly, it was carefully stuffed into the credit card holder.

This small action gave Edgar a different perspective.

But in the end, Edgar didn't say anything more, turned around and walked away.

This time it was true, Edgar didn't think he should stay here any longer.

When Edgar left, no one noticed, including Anson, because he was no longer the focus, and because other viewers were also leaving.

The producers, reporters, James and their managers, and other audience members left one after another after the end of the performance, and the hustle and bustle of the Hayworth Theater gradually settled down and returned to calm.

The same goes for the performance team.

Today is just the premiere, and "The Hole" will continue to be performed at the Hayworth Theater for a month. The follow-up performance is what they need to worry about.

In twos and threes, all the friends gathered in the dressing room backstage. There were not many people, but they were all the closest and most familiar people.

They were waiting for James and others to take off their makeup and change clothes, and then headed to the bar together——

Celebrate.

It's not so much a celebration party as it is an excuse to get drunk.

The cut of "Freaks and Nerds" is indeed a blow to young actors. Even James, who has always been carefree and unrestrained, and has always been unprofessional, does not show it on the surface, but those setbacks still exist objectively, especially for high-minded people. The proud James is no exception.

Originally, they thought that their careers as actors had finally turned around, and that their talents and abilities could finally shine. However, they did not expect that it only lasted three short months, and then they were declared dead. For the first time, Hollywood offered this group of young people Show its cold-bloodedness and cruelty.

Despair, very scary.

But what is more terrifying than despair is to ignite hope and then extinguish it. It is precisely because you feel the temperature and light of hope that it becomes even more unbearable to fall into darkness again.

All this time, James didn't say anything or show anything, and everyone thought he didn't care.

However, if you think about it seriously, the fact that James and Seth created such a dark, desperate and nihilistic drama like "The Hole" has already explained a lot.

After "Freaks and Geeks" ended, James and Seth have been busy on "The Hole," pouring all their energy and thoughts into the theater stage.

Now that the premiere is finally over, it's not time to relax yet, but at least it's time to take a breather.

So, they need an excuse to get drunk.

Just relax.

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