From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Busyness, a busyness that keeps your feet from touching the ground.

Some busyness is purely mechanical movement, like a walking corpse, completing tasks step by step, like newbie village quests in a game.

But some busyness is full of vitality, because you know you are creating something and changing something, and your steps can't help but feel cheerful.

What's happening in front of me belongs to the latter.

After being busy for two full hours, I didn't even notice the passage of time, and then Gretel looked at Bruce, who was still pressing the shutter to record the moment.

Slightly helpless.

"Bruce, aren't you done yet?"

"Although I really don't want to interrupt you and thank you for your enthusiasm and hard work, we are only shooting two pages, two pages."

"GQ" June issue, a gathering of stars—

The summer season is coming, and a large number of top superstars and heavyweight masterpieces are coming strongly. The magazine's pages have been filled, with no extra space.

Gretel likes Anson, she likes him very much, but she still can't change the fact that Anson is a newcomer, he can only have two pages.

Bruce is not an idealist.

"I know."

Bruce looked at Gretel.

"But I want to collect it myself. Maybe, one day in the future, I can have my own photography exhibition. I hope to have an area full of Anson's photos. This is undoubtedly my best work this year."

Gretel was stunned. This was an answer she hadn't expected.

Bruce gave another suggestion.

"Maybe, you can also review it yourself. In the future, there will be an opportunity to release a behind-the-scenes special. I believe today's work will not disappoint you."

Gretel was thoughtful.

Bruce didn't delay Gretel's work any further, "I'm already finishing up here, you can start the interview, there should be enough time."

Gretel came back to her senses—

They rented the studio for four hours. Originally, they thought there was plenty of time, but at the beginning, they were given a head start. One of the biggest worries among the unexpected events was that the rental time would expire but they still wouldn't be finished, which would be terrible.

Either reschedule the shooting, or finish it hastily. The most terrible result is that there is not enough time for reshoots, and the shooting results are not satisfactory. The final trade-off may be to simply cancel this special topic. Anyway, the content of the June issue cannot be filled, and deleting a special topic can clear space. Other editors will immediately transform into hyenas and compete for it.

But!

I never expected that the work would be completed in just over two hours.

And exceeded expectations.

Gretel let out a long breath. She likes to work with such people. Although there are accidents and twists and turns, they are always willing to work together towards the finish line and actually produce some results.

Stepping forward, Gretel walked towards Anson, showing a big smile.

"Thank you for your hard work, everything is over."

Anson raised his hands, "Finally!"

A cheer, as other staff around laughed.

Anson shrugged slightly, "No offense to anyone, but I sincerely thought today's shoot might never end. This job is simply a nightmare."

Ha.

Gretel also chuckled, and a whistle could be heard from the side—

No one can refuse to get off work.

Very basic and very simple questions that can be applied to any newcomer. You only need to slightly adjust the part about "Friends" in the question, and you can copy and paste it to the next newcomer.

This is also the expected situation.

After all, this is not an exclusive interview; moreover, it is purely a brief interview obtained with the model styling shooting opportunity. Template questions are standard practice.

In Anson's case, the readers can be said to be completely unfamiliar with him, that is, he is still in the stage of needing to introduce himself. The interview questions are naturally very basic, so that readers can have a simple impression of him.

So, as Gretel said, this is indeed a brief interview.

Among them, Gretel also mentioned that Anson can take the questions home and then reply by email. This situation is also very common.

For newcomers, if they have signed with an agent, then the email may simply be replied by the agent, that is to say, those questions are not the actor's own thoughts at all, but completely written by the agent.

This is also part of building an actor's image.

When readers read magazines, they often roll their eyes because of the monotonous questions and the polite and rigid official answers. It's as if everything is produced from the same model assembly line. Don't doubt yourself, because this judgment is correct.

From questions to answers, magazines never expect to dig deeper.

Those really interesting interview questions often come from magazine exclusive interviews.

However, from another perspective, magazine readers don't have the leisure to read text. Colorful and vivid pictures are the main body of the magazine. The text written by the editorial department with countless thoughts is often in vain.

Anson gently raised his chin, "No problem, I'll write it for you now."

Seeing Anson so simply and neatly, Gretel was a little reluctant. The short two-hour cooperation seemed magnificent. Wouldn't it feel unfinished if it ended so hastily?

After thinking about it.

Looking at Anson who was bowing his head and writing answers, Gretel suddenly became a little curious. Not an interview, purely curious, "So how did you succeed in auditioning for 'Friends'? What happened during the audition?"

It is very, very rare for a newcomer to serve as a guest on "Friends". No wonder there are constant rumors in Hollywood.

The correct answer is Darren Star.

But obviously, this answer cannot be said. Although the real insiders in Hollywood should already know the truth, they should still keep it secret.

Anson joked, "Jennifer Aniston."

Gretel: ……

Then.

Gretel saw Anson raise his head, his eyes full of frankness and a smile on his lips. At this time, she realized that this was a joke. If he had a guilty conscience, Anson would definitely not make such a joke, and he would accidentally cause rumors again; precisely because this was false, Anson would ridicule himself.

Heh.

Gretel chuckled, "So Brad sees you as a thorn in his side."

Anson shrugged slightly, noncommittal.

Gretel was obviously joking, but Anson didn't respond or refute, this…

The smile on Gretel's lips completely bloomed.

Anson then continued, "Actually, the truth is, I said a truth about divorce during the audition, and I caught their attention in a different way. They thought that maybe I could bring some surprises."

Gretel didn't expect such an answer at all, and her head was full of question marks, "Divorce?"

Please, how many surprises does this man in front of me have?

The first update. OMG, Matthew Perry passed away… RIP.