Best Movie Star

"Did you hear that, Matthew?"

Michael Sheehan stood up and said excitedly, "We're going to take part in a big project! Universal Pictures' Gladiator! Ridley Scott's Gladiator!"

The name Ridley-Scott was a bit familiar. After thinking about it, Matthew asked uncertainly, "Is it the one who made Alien?"

"It's him! This is a first-line director!" Michael Sheehan was obviously overexcited, and took Matthew's arm, "We are going to participate in the A-list project of a major Hollywood studio!"

Matthew pulled out his arm and decided to pour some cold water on him, "A-list projects from big studios? We're still acting, and we probably don't even have a frontal shot."

He was also a little excited, but not to the extent of Michael Sheehan.

"Uh..." Michael Sheehan scratched his head, "I think too much."

Helen Herman's voice came over again, "This job requires a week in the crew. Those who are willing to go sign up at the front desk, and those who don't want to go can leave now."

More than a dozen people stood up and walked away one after another. Others lined up at the front desk to sign up. Matthew and Michael Sheehan also passed by.

Although he had to ask Red Penguin for a week off when he went to the crew for a week, Matthew decided to go!

As Michael Sheehan said, the job came from Universal's "Gladiator" project. Matthew had seen the film and vaguely remembered that "Gladiator" was a well-recognized movie, and it was said to have won an Oscar. awards.

While the crowd was lining up, Matthew heard Helen Herman explain more about the job.

Originally, the "Gladiator" crew planned to shoot this war scene in the UK. When they inspected the filming site, they encountered a large-scale protest from environmental protection organizations. Instead of a backup plan, the crew returned to North America to finish the scene in a forest that was about to be cut down in northern California.

Due to the temporary change of the plan, the British agency that the crew contacted before had to give up, and after returning to Los Angeles, urgently recruited suitable temporary actors.

And Angel Agency got a piece of the pie by recruiting some extras to play Germanic soldiers for the "Gladiator" crew.

This job lasts a week, with a daily salary of $200. The crew is responsible for picking up and dropping off, and coordinating the room and board for all the extras.

In any respect, the working conditions are much better than Matthew's previous work when he pretended to be a dead body. The only trouble is that they have to gather at 11 o'clock and leave, and there is no buffer time to ask for leave.

After Matthew signed up, he immediately called Liszt and made a random excuse to go back to his hometown in Texas. In the midst of the other party's rambling accusations, he finally took a week off.

"nailed it?"

Michael Sheehan, who also called to ask for leave, came back, and Matthew nodded lightly, "A week off. How about you?"

Michael Sheehan shrugged, "The boss doesn't give him a leave, I fired him!"

After chatting a few more days, Matthew's eyes turned to Helen Herman at the front desk, who was still wearing black-rimmed glasses and a professional lady's suit.

"This woman is not simple." Matthew said to himself.

"What?" Michael Sheehan asked.

Matthew shook his head, "Nothing."

He looked at Helen Herman and kept thinking, this angel agency has just been established, and if it can get resources from a crew like "Gladiator", it should have a deep network of Internet cafes?

However, looking at the age of Helen Herman, who has just graduated from college, can she start a business at this age?

Although Matthew has not stayed in Laomei for a long time, he has rich experience in the society. According to the common sense on the other side, people like Helen Herman generally have an extraordinary family background.

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He had such a conjecture in his heart, and then he made a decision, should he brush his presence in front of Helen Herman? She can make an impression on herself, and when she has a job, she will think of him first.

For a small person like him, it is very important to take advantage of the situation.

After waiting for more than an hour, a bus came from outside the small building. Under the guidance of the receptionist at the front desk, including Matthew and Michael Sheehan, all the extras got on the bus. The bus went all the way north, and soon Leaving Burbank Land.

"It would be nice to get a main character." Michael Sheehan sat with him, looking out the car window, and said, "In this kind of film, a character can change a life."

His eyes seemed to be shining, "If you play a main supporting role in this kind of film, in those small productions, you are qualified to win the leading actor!"

Matthew felt that he was thinking too much, and said, "It's impossible for the main supporting role. If I can show a face in the film and put my name on the ending subtitle, I'll be satisfied."

"You just entered the industry." Michael Sheehan said, "When you haven't gotten better after three years in Los Angeles, you will understand how I feel now."

"Desperate for fame?" Matthew asked.

Michael Sheehan nodded heavily, "Be famous! In Hollywood, as long as you are famous, you will be rich! Have status! Have women!"

Hearing this, plus today's contact, Matthew felt that Michael Sheehan was similar to himself in some respects.

It's not surprising to think about it, how many people who enter this circle, especially actors, are for performing arts? I'm afraid 99.9 percent of people are like him and Michael Sheehan, for fame and fortune.

Two hours later, the bus left the main road and entered a hilly area. After walking for a few kilometers, it slowly stopped by the side of the road.

Matthew and the others waited temporarily in the car and looked through the car window. Outside was the edge of a small town, and the surrounding area was full of vehicles, ranging from buses to sedans to boom trucks for filming. Looking around, in a sparse forest, Yingyingchaochuochao was full of people, and a camera set up on the track seemed to be shooting.

Michael Sheehan looked over there excitedly and muttered, "If only I were the male lead!"

"Brother, you think too much!" The bald head in front heard him, turned his head and said, "You won't be as good as Russell Crowe in twenty years."

There was laughter all around, and Michael Sheehan's face became flushed. Just as he was about to stand up, he was pulled by Matthew.

"No need," he whispered, "whatever you say, they will treat it as a joke."

Michael Sheehan held back and lowered his voice, "I remember them! When I'm popular, I'll ask them to go to my crew for a temporary performance, and see who is the joke then!"

The front desk assistant greeted everyone to get out of the car at this time. After Matthew got out of the car, he found that Helen Herman had already arrived. It seemed that he had just finished negotiating with a bearded crew member and walked over with him.

"I'll arrange accommodation for everyone first, and I'll follow up later." Helen Herman's voice was clear, but his voice was high enough, "Then I'll distribute the contract to you."

She pointed to the receptionist at the front desk, "After signing, leave it to Amanda."

"No problem." Matthew squeezed to a place closer to Helen Herman. Helen Herman glanced at him and continued, "After signing the contract, I will have lunch at the hotel where I am staying, and meet at the hotel entrance at 1 pm. Go to the shooting location to rehearse."

"Do you have anything else to do?" she asked the bearded man next to her. Seeing the bearded man shaking his head, he said to the many extras, "Follow me."

Matthew and Michael Sheehan quickly followed, and a long line followed behind Helen Herman and Bearded into the town.

The people from the Angel Agency stayed in the same hotel. Helen Herman looked young but had extensive work experience. With the assistance of the bearded member of the "Gladiator" crew, the extras were quickly settled. , and distribute the contracts one by one to everyone.

The conditions of the hotel were not bad. The two shared a room, and Matthew became roommates with the only Michael Sheehan he knew.

It might take a week, so Matthew simply packed his luggage, then opened the contract and looked at it. It was similar to the extra contract he had signed before. What he cared about most was remuneration, the daily salary was as high as $200!

If you really shoot for a week, that would be $1,400, which is almost equal to one month's salary at Red Penguin.

Matthew has been in this circle for a while, and Matthew is very clear that similar opportunities are very rare, and he pays more attention to the young agent Helen Herman in his heart.

"Are you okay?" Matthew closed the contract and asked.

Michael Sheehan is looking through it seriously, as if this is a superstar contract.

"I haven't finished it yet." He didn't lift his head. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

Near lunch time, Matthew and Michael Sheehan left the room, went to the hotel lobby, handed the contract to Amanda who was waiting there, and then went to the restaurant for dinner.

This crew can be said to be rich and rich, and the lunch is not rich, but it is quite good, at least many times better than when Matthew eats alone.

After eating and resting for a while, under the leadership of Helen Herman, Matthew and other extras left the town on time and came to the filming studio on the edge of the town.

This is a rehearsal without makeup. There are hundreds of extras waiting on the periphery of the set. There are trees on both sides of the set, and an open space is arranged in the middle, which looks very suitable as a battlefield.

"Everyone come here!"

The bearded man I saw in the morning appeared with a loudspeaker, and seemed to be the person in charge here, "Stand in two rows at the edge of the woods, spread out! Don't stand in the queue! You are a group of unskilled Germans!"

Hundreds of extras poured into the woods like headless flies, and then came to the edge of the open field. The mess really looked like a group of savages.

The bearded man stood on the highest place nearby, "I said start, and you all howl together! Howling in anger! Do you understand?"

"Start!" he shouted.

"Ow—"

"what-"

All kinds of strange cries rang out in an instant, one after another from far away.

Matthew was also shouting hard, because his face was almost contorted because of the force.

"Okay!" The bearded man seemed satisfied, "Let's practice the next item..."

For a battlefield scene like this, rehearsal before filming is essential. It took three days just for the rehearsal between Matthew's Germanic and the opposite Roman legion.

Early in the morning on the fourth day, filming started on time.