Birth of an actor

"Hi, Will."

"Nice shirt, Will."

"Good morning, Will."

"Saw your movie preview on TV, Will."

William was originally a celebrity in Santa Monica Middle School. After the trailer of "Sense and Sensibility" was broadcast and was discussed by many newspapers, "Romeo and Juliet Modern Edition" entered post-production, and after the promotional photos began to be widely circulated in Los Angeles , He suddenly became a celebrity who was greeted by all the strangers and familiar classmates as soon as he walked into the school.

Ask him which universities he applied to, how many movie premiere tickets he wants to buy, whether there will be a grand celebration for the premiere (the kind with a red carpet), and whether he needs a female companion , Most of them invited him to the party, and some people even offered to pay him, as long as William showed his face at the party and stayed for an hour.

Jesus Christ, William's saliva was almost dry when he came down all morning. How many times did he think he greeted him, maybe a few hundred?

In the last physics class in the morning, as soon as the bell rang, William grabbed his schoolbag and ran out. He made a lunch in the cafeteria as fast as he could, and then sat in the seat that Danny Byrne had occupied long ago. With the disappointment of a lot of girls and boys staring at him with trays around him, enjoy lunch as naturally as possible.

Danny Bourne's buddies sat scattered around the seats, and they occupied the entire row of tables, which happened to provide William with a quiet and undisturbed dining atmosphere.

"So, that Lance guy applied to Cambridge and decided not to come back?" Danny asked in a tone that wasn't really surprising.

"Yes, but he will come back after college. Lance said he is not planning to settle in Europe."

Danny shrugged: "Cambridge seems like the school he would choose."

Although they have studied together for several years, Danny and Lance are not familiar with each other, probably because of a few words in the course?perhaps.However, every school will have characters who resemble kings and queens. The more expensive the boarding school, the stricter the class system. People with the surname Roderick stand at the top of the food chain, as long as they graduated from Calgate in those years There is not a single student who does not know Lance Roderick and does not love to talk about him.

A burly boy came up out of nowhere and said to William before Danny's guys could reach out and chase him away, "How about coming to my coming-of-age party? Dude, you're very, very sincerely invited."

Before William could speak, Danny laughed at the boy, "Go away, Reiner, don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

Reiner gave Danny a "bah", and said: "Continue to occupy the big star, fat pig, your purpose is not the same as ours." Then he turned and walked away.

Danny pointed the middle finger at Reiner's back: "I'm not as despicable as you, a fool with big limbs and a simple mind! I don't even want you in community college!"

William waited for Reiner to walk away before he raised his eyebrows and asked his friend, "Why do I think your conversation is very insider, Dan."

"Well, it's okay to tell you. Those who invite you to the party, if you are really interested in relaxing, girls can agree, but boys are better off."

"why?"

"Because girls invite you to sleep with you, and boys invite you to sleep with other girls through you."

William almost spit out the juice: "...you're kidding."

"Yeah." Danny shrugged.

William raised his eyebrows: "Don't be tricky, Dan."

"Since you filmed 90210, the girls in school have been crazy about you, you have no idea how much they love that show! Now that you've become a movie star, everyone knows about you and Claire, SO, They all want to do things that Claire can't, like get into your bed, pretty competitive, isn't it?"

After seeing William roll his eyes at him, Danny Byrne immediately shrugged and said: "I'm sorry, but they are right to think so. As for the boys, they invite you to the party, so they can say that they are your good friend." Friends, or iron buddies, some stupid girls will believe such words, and then go to bed with boys, trying to get close to you through such means, and the end result is of course-they are cheated!"

"...to sleep with other men just to meet a man, no one's IQ will be so low."

"Really, Will. You know, in New York, girls are pretty reserved when they try to hook you up, but it's different here, man, the girls on the west coast are more open than the girls on the east coast."

William didn't know what expression he was going to put on.

"Don't feel too guilty, Will." Danny looked a little serious: "No one can force them into bed if they really don't want to-maybe they just want to get rid of the chastity vow, and you look like It's a good excuse."

The chastity vow was very popular among middle school girls, and several good sisters got together to swear that "we will remain virgins until we are adults and marry" and set up a punishment system "If someone breaks the vow, she will either cease to be our friend, or She has to tell us all the details of that night.” On the surface, the vow of chastity is a testimony of the girls’ friendship, and having a common agreement makes them closer. In fact, the girls are curious and afraid of sex, eager to try and worried, so Can't wait for someone to foul so I can get some experience sharing and not be so stupid with my boyfriend in the future.

"I hope so," William said. "So, is anyone asking you out?"

"Of course I did, but I rejected them all—don't look at me like that, Will, I really rejected a lot of people!" Danny Byrne said with a curled mouth: "Although I don't really resist the initiative to deliver pretty girls, but if they kept making out with me, they kept asking 'when are you taking me to meet your friend William Bradley' or 'shouldn't you introduce me to your friends? 'If you ask these questions, it will hurt my self-esteem too much!"

While speaking, Danny Bourne pointed at himself: "Speaking of which, am I, Danny Bourne, ugly? I am obviously very handsome, okay? Look at my fiery red hair, St. How many boys in Monica have such brilliant hair color? Those girls don't know how to appreciate it too!"

Speaking of it, Danny Bourne is really not ugly. Although his face is a bit short, his eyes are big and his nose is straight, his mouth is not too thin, his eyes are slightly green, and his hair sometimes turns red like flames under the sun. Said to be a very handsome and even somewhat handsome boy.

Oh yeah, except for a little baby fat.William also didn't understand why Danny didn't attract the girls very much. Maybe the girls on campus only liked the handsome and strong ones, not the cute ones?

However, after a closer look, William stroked his chin and asked, "Is your hair, Dan, really not dyed?"

Danny Byrne shook his head excitedly: "No! Of course it's natural!"

William originally wanted to ask, "Then you should be of Irish descent?", but Danny's next move stunned him.

Danny Byrne grabbed the water glass on the dining table, poured a whole glass of water on his hair, rubbed it, then shook it again, pointing the top of his hair at William: "Look, look, it hasn't faded, right Right? My hair color is natural!"

William: "..." He thinks he understands why Danny doesn't have a girlfriend, it's so stupid!

……

There are only 72 theaters showing British classical literary films. It is doomed that "Sense and Sensibility" will not have a grand premiere ceremony.

However, there is still a premiere ceremony. Although the scale is a bit small, the tickets are still in high demand. Directors and actors, broker companies, management companies, production companies, various media and film critics will share one point, and soon Gone.

As the leading actor, William had a rule of twenty tickets, half of which was given to Madeleine and Danny, and asked them to bring their friends.Because "Sense and Sensibility" is going to catch up with the Oscars season, the North American release time is more than two months earlier than the European release time, so Lance is probably the only person around William who can't see the movie for the first time, but Lance has Called to congratulate William, and William also promised to give Lance the London premiere ticket after it was released in the UK.

The rest of the tickets, anyway, William didn’t need them, so he gave them all to his agent. Amon Goffman gave these tickets to several directors, writers, and studio officials. If one or two of these people were rejected If William is attracted, the opportunity for them to give back in the future is definitely not something that can be bought with a few premiere tickets.

In fact, premiere tickets are also a part of Hollywood communication. The more popular movies are, the more this is the case, especially those that hold grand premieres and attract tens of hundreds of media reporters to interview. The premiere can be used as a talking point in life, or it can be used to show one's identity, such as a partner of a brokerage manager, editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine, talk show host, fashion designer, supermodel or even a member of parliament, etc.

Although "Sense and Sensibility" chose a relatively small theater for its premiere and did not have a red carpet, there are a lot of media that came to the scene today. Roughly estimated, there are at least [-] media outlets, including American media and British media. , there were also reporters from Canada and Australia-for an art film, this is really high enough attention.

——It may be related to the fact that "Sense and Sensibility" has been in a storm of public opinion recently.

"Kate, is it really okay? It's still early, and you can rest for a few more minutes." William glanced at the crowd outside the opaque car window, then looked back at Kate Winslet who kept taking deep breaths and asked .

"I'm fine." Kate Winslet looked at William and said apologetically, "I'm just going to get you into trouble again."

"I don't hesitate to help my friend, let alone help you, Gray and Emma at once." William said with a smile, "Is the "Titanic" going well?"

"As long as we get through this storm smoothly, James Cameron probably won't want to replace me." Kate Winslet took a deep breath and said, with a bit of rejoicing and relaxation in her tone.

Although former Oscar queen Emma Thompson joined, "Sense and Sensibility" was not very popular in the United States at first because it followed the same classic British film route as "Howard End". Other European countries have aroused widespread enthusiasm, but since the filming, the low-key of the whole crew has finally been completely broken two months ago.

There are three reasons: In October, Emma Thompson and Gray Wise married in Durham, Scotland. This relationship that began during the filming of "Sense and Sensibility" was repaired at rocket speed; the release of the movie trailer, It has aroused widespread attention from British and American film critics, movie fans, and Austin book fans; Kate Winslet is the leading actress of the film "Titanic" directed by James Cameron and the highest investment in film history.

All three are good things, but for some reason, a month ago, the National Enquirer, one of the most famous supermarket tabloids in the United States, sold sensational news as its biggest selling point. Most of them were fake, but there were also many It's real news - there's been news that Gray Wise and Kate Winslet were dating during the filming of "Sense and Sensibility" Winslet's critical moment as the heroine of "Titanic" suddenly exploded the gossip and public opinion circles of the British media and the two countries.

Gray Wise has dated both Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet Involved the other two but failed?

Gray Wise and Emma Thompson, who were still in their honeymoon period, were harassed by boring paparazzi. As an actor, Kate Winslet's works have not yet been well-known by the public, but she has become a lot of people. The heroine of the gossip tabloids is also facing a crisis of reputation - especially after the British "Sun" broke the news that Kate Winslet had an affair with William Bradley in the crew, and the combination of the four people in the movie Characters, OMG, this relationship is too messy - if James Cameron doesn't like "Titanic" before filming starts, the heroine becomes a gossip star and needs to be replaced, that would be too bad.

In desperation, Emma Thompson, Gray Wise, and Kate Winslet had no choice but to ask William to save them, and William obliged.

"How do I look?" Before getting out of the car, Kate Winslet asked William again uncertainly.

Although "Sense and Sensibility" did not hold a big premiere ceremony, just invited some media reporters and film critics to watch the premiere together, but because of the recent popularity of movies and actors, there are not many media present , In order to show importance, several leading actors abandoned the original casual dress style and changed to more formal ones.

Kate Winslet, for example, wore a burgundy dress with a shawl for warmth, Alan Rickman wore a very English-cut Harris tweed three-piece suit, and Gray Wise is a dark blue double-breasted suit with a diagonal stripe tie, while William is a white dress shirt with an Eaton collar, paired with a black waistcoat and suit, and glossy patent leather oxfords. No tie or bow tie, one is an Eaton collar It is not suitable for a bow tie that is too big, and the second is that wearing a tie is too formal. Today's premiere did not design the red carpet, and the absence of a tie looks more in line with William's actual age, and it also has more gentle temperament.

"You look very beautiful today, Kate."

"Thank you, you are handsome too, Will." Kate Winslet showed the most relaxed smile since today: "To be honest, you are so hot that you are about to smoke, and anyone who sees you in a while will not Suspect that I have an affair with Gray."

William got out of the car first, and then opened the car door for Kate Winslet. When the two appeared at the entrance of the theater, the group of tabloid reporters from across the ocean immediately surrounded them as if they had taken a stimulant, flashing lights one after another, and The questions popped up one after another after the reporters had taken enough photos:

"Kate, who the hell are you dating?"

"Is William your new boyfriend?"

"Has Cameron been pissed off by your recent affair? Will he ban your new relationship?"

"Is the filming of "Titanic" going well?"

A scandal related to a new relationship is better than continuing to be involved with a married man. After hearing the questions from the media, Kate Winslet finally breathed a sigh of relief, and her heart surged towards William. gratitude.