Birth of an actor

What is the biggest magic of "The Oprah Winfrey Show"?

Peak ratings of 5000 million viewers?Further boosting the box office success of "Scream"?

No, the biggest contribution made by this talk show is to present William Bradley in front of everyone in an all-round way. Only by combining multiple aspects such as conversation, manners, personality, talents, etc. A three-dimensional character image, the biggest benefit that "The Oprah Show" brings to William is that it allows American audiences to remember him as a person and to understand his character and life, rather than the long time ago. His impressions are only one-sided such as "good-looking", "movie star" and "great acting skills".

Moreover, William's accomplishments in cello performance shocked many people (the whole of Hollywood did not know that William had musical talents before), and even the agent Amon Goffman did not know that William actually lit up the cello. Skill!

Faced with the agent's questioning, William had no choice but to answer frankly: "I started to learn the cello when I was very young, almost 11 years ago, but after moving to Los Angeles, I didn't continue my studies. I also sold it to subsidize my family. The reason why I haven’t played a hand in the past few years is because I occasionally borrowed the cello club’s musical instruments to practice at school. Calm down, my friend, I didn’t expect to use the cello after becoming an actor. That day, so I didn’t tell you anything special.”

Amon Goffman held several newspapers in his hands, the most eye-catching one of which should be the headline of "USA Today": "Will's incarnation of the cello prince's performance level is recognized by experts"

When I was in New York before, William and Lance were the best partners. Lance played the piano very well. Although I was not as exaggerated as being able to give a concert in a concert hall in New York before, I also won several awards. It's a compliment from a very famous performer, so the level should still be much lower than that of other amateurs.

"On the "Oprah Show", William Brand, a topical figure in the United States recently, conquered countless audiences with an elegant and brisk prelude to Bach's "Cello Cello Suite", which made people understand the comprehensive quality of Hollywood's young generation of movie stars. Amazing. As we all know, when Hollywood stars are on the Oprah Winfrey show, they are often asked to perform their individual talents. Most of the stars choose to sing or dance, and very few people choose to play musical instruments, not to mention the difficulty of musical instruments Higher strings too.

So, what is the level of William Bradley, who can play a cello piece smoothly in the live broadcast of the program and fascinate many viewers?The cello performer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra commented: "The basic skills are solid and the skills are skilled. What is interesting is that William Bradley's performance is not for the purpose of self-expression, but with a bit of improvisation that has faded from utilitarianism. Let his performance be very enthusiastic from beginning to end, and the expression of emotion is very natural, which is beyond amateur performance."

For such praise, William just wanted to say: "You should really support me and Lance's ensemble, or Lance's piano solo, that is a professional-level performance. It is a pity that the surname Roderick is doomed to Lance. In music, you can only play tickets."

Amon Goffman perfectly expressed what a "Jewish agent" should have in mind: "You know what? If the studio knows that you have attainments in music, making biographical films about those musicians will definitely A chance for you to be involved! Biographical film! Oscar favorites! I can't wait to see you in Bach, Vivaldi, Pahebel, Haydn, Lee, Strossini, Schubert and more!"

Now, there are too many labels on William, and audiences of three age groups, old, middle-aged and young, see different things from him. A street survey of "What impression do you have of Hollywood stars?" conducted by CBS TV station Among them, 43% of the interviewees under the "Young Hollywood Movie Stars" section filled in the name William Bradley, and most of the teenagers' impressions of William were "very hot", "I want to be him", "female". Friends always scream when they see him", "Billy is too scary", middle-aged audiences mostly have the impression of William as "a movie star who studies well", "life is ups and downs and inspirational", "sense of humor" and "good acting skills" ", while the older audience's impression of William is mostly "good family education", "music talent", "not as impetuous as other young people" and so on.

In the words of The Hollywood Reporter: "A new American idol star is rising." The last time this magazine praised an actor so much was Jennifer Aniston. Ladd Pitt.

The benefits brought by being popular all over the United States are naturally endless. For example, some major commercial productions began to offer olive branches to William. But the negative effects of fame are becoming more and more obvious: Harvard is no longer safe; the apartment William shared with Tobey Maguire in Los Angeles was exposed by tabloid reporters.

A 100% return rate is not a big deal. What is more unacceptable is that William will also be surrounded by crowds in the cafeteria and library. Although Harvard students with very strong self-esteem will not rush to strike up a conversation early, but just The [-]/[-] prying around is already a bit unbearable—thankfully, mobile phones don’t have camera functions yet, and it’s difficult for outsiders to enter Harvard’s living quarters, otherwise William’s privacy would never be guaranteed.

There is also the cello club, God, William likes music very much, but now playing the cello has become his hobby, and he definitely has no plans to become a performer and enter the Los Angeles Philharmonic after graduation, so the members of the cello club Can you stop trying to persuade him?

It is worth mentioning that William's publicist, Ms. Barbara Wilson, contacted Jonathan Bates to shoot a short film. William and Jonathan Bates are also acquaintances. He was also invited to an off-campus party of the LGBT club. That was really funny, really, and while the members of the LGBT club are what other students see as "geeks," the good thing about being with "geeks" is that each of them is very special, with all kinds of strange proclivities or personalities - some of which do sound outlandish, such as Jonathan Bates, who is a drag fan with a strong showman personality and claims to be probably asexual Love—LGBT members do not give special attention to others because of their uniqueness, and they will not invade each other's privacy space at all, let alone harm, so William suddenly felt that it was quite comfortable to mix with a group of "freaks".

Unfortunately, his roommate, Christopher Dixon, was of no help with this, he couldn't even use his body to shield William from unscrupulous eyes in the library or the dining room, because he was shorter than William and his shoulders were not as wide as William's.

Not even a word of consolation.When William returned to the dormitory through the hot-sighted campus and complained to his roommates about everything, Christopher Dixon, an otaku lying on the bed with earphones on, listening to music and reading technology magazines, only cared about: "You bought me a plus?" Lett Cheese Popcorn and Caramel Chips Mix? Please get it."

The Garrett popcorn shop, which is open all over the streets of Chicago, is one of the specialties of the city, and its reputation has spread far and wide. People in other cities drool when they mention Garrett popcorn, especially the most classic caramel Mixed taste with cheese, with a light salty cheese and sweet caramel mixed together, neither too sweet nor too salty nor greasy, the fragrant coat is wrapped in crispy popcorn, it is simply delicious Just one sip will instantly fall in love with this city!

"..." William rolled his eyes in response, and smashed a can full of Garrett's popcorn on Christopher Dixon's slightly protruding belly, and heard the other party cover his stomach with an "Ow!" The mood suddenly became much happier.

Generally speaking, Harvard students are very self-centered and have their eyes above the top. That’s right. William really enjoyed the time when he was walking on campus without being judged at the beginning of the semester. But after the New Year’s holiday, he When he returned to campus, everything seemed to be ruined. Now William can only hope that the novelty of the aloof Harvard campus to him is only temporary, and maybe in a few months, his campus life will return to peace.

And the exposure of the Los Angeles apartment made people feel even more troubled-the apartment was exposed so soon that William did not expect it. He thought that he could at least stay in this cozy place until he graduated from college.

But in any case, the "National Enquirer" got the address of William's apartment, and now a large group of people squatting downstairs in Mrs. Hans' burger joint every day, waiting for rabbits, while another group of people (mostly tabloid reporters) want Get into the apartment by some means and "take a tour".Or sneak some photos from the apartment across from the apartment window.

Mrs. Hans is of course happy. Now her hamburger restaurant is not only famous in Los Angeles, but people in other cities also know the existence of this restaurant.

"Every customer who walks into this store will fall in love with the burgers I make. One day my burgers will change from being the best in Los Angeles to the best in the United States. It can become the best food in the universe." Mrs. Hans tried to suffocate William with her enthusiastic embrace: "And all of this, thanks to you for making it more famous, I have hired three more shop assistants but Still can't seem enough, thank you, sweetheart!"

Mrs. Hans also invited a professional photographer to take a photo of her and William, and said that the photo would be printed, enlarged, framed and hung in the most eye-catching position in the store.

Maybe Mrs. Hans is very happy, but the feeling of another person living in the apartment, Toby Maguire, is a bit complicated.

"Us Weekly calls me 'William Bradley's Roommate - Happy Bachelor Tobey Maguire'?! God, what the hell is that?" Tobey Maguire flips through the paper While complaining, the whole person is going crazy: "Look at their text, 'But anyone who knows how good-looking William Bradley, Hollywood's new heartthrob, will not believe him Instead of a supermodel-looking hottie, his live-in partner is a baby-faced young man with blue eyes. But Tobey Maguire, the blue-eyed, baby-faced happy bachelor, does have a relationship with William Bradley spent more than two years under the same roof, sharing the same bathroom and living room, and what it was like for two single men to live together in those first unknown years , the real-life Friends or Seinfeld?'”

"..." William also felt that something was wrong the more he listened: "Did they write too basic?"

"Absolutely." Tobey Maguire shook the goose bumps that had just risen on his body: "US Weekly definitely did it on purpose. They don't seem to like you very much, Will."

"Slandering actors can increase sales. This is the truth firmly believed by the gossip newspapers." William rubbed his brows: "I'm sorry for causing you a lot of trouble, buddy, it seems that I have to consider quitting the lease as soon as possible."

Tobey Maguire opened his round blue eyes and looked at William with reproachful eyes: "You don't have to be like this, Will, I am very happy to have you as a roommate, and those paparazzi actually didn't bother me, see I’m so happy to see my name in the papers with you! Really, the media has never paid much attention to me, they’ve always been mean to me in the papers.”

"Actually, I should have moved long ago, Toby, there are more than just you and me living in this building, and there is more than one apartment building on this street, and my staying here will not only cause a lot of trouble for everyone , it's not good for my own life either, just think about life without opening the curtains during the day, we will be sun hungry. But the only question is, if I quit the lease, what are you going to do? "

Tobey Maguire pondered for a while: "You're right, Will, you're not what you used to be, this street is no longer safe for you, move out of here and go to Beverly or Malibu It would be more suitable to find a house - yesterday I saw a disgusting reporter holding a telescope and trying to peek from the opposite building! Fortunately, I drew the curtains in time. As for my plan, anyway, I am just a young actor now, and I can I don’t have much fame, so I should continue to rent it, don’t worry, I still have enough money, and the crew of “Ice Storm” has paid for the film.”

"I heard from Ang Lee that your performance in the crew is very good, and he is very optimistic about your future."

"Really?" Tobey Maguire's blue eyes suddenly burst into bright surprises: "I'm so happy!" His voice was choked with emotion: "I really don't know what to do." How can I express my gratitude to you, Will."

"How about making a promise?"

Tobey Maguire's entire expression froze, his blue eyes half bewildered and half skeptical, and it looked hilarious.

William did laugh, too: "You're kidding, Toby. But your reaction was hilarious!"

Tobey Maguire punched William pretending to be angry, paused, and then stepped forward to hug him: "After you move away, I will definitely miss you. I miss you very much."

"Want my cupcakes or me?"

"All."

"Well, actually, I am too, Toby." William patted the other party's shoulder: "When I buy a big house, I will reserve a guest room for you, and you are welcome to live here anytime."

"Love you even more, Will."

Anyway, William will live in the Harvard dormitory until the summer vacation comes. After learning that Tobey Maguire is not a problem to pay the rent of the apartment alone, he simply canceled the apartment when he returned to Los Angeles this time, and then flew to Los Angeles again. I went to New York, and before Lance flew to London, I went to Broadway with him to see "Winter Love" starring Alan Rickman at the Round Abbott Theater. After the end, William sent a bouquet of flowers, went to the backstage and chatted with Alan Rickman for a while, gave him a copy of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", and admired it for a few seconds. Alan Rickman raised his eyebrows. "A book of fairy tales? Are you kidding me?" on his face before leaving with a smile.

In the first half of 1997, apart from concentrating on his studies, William did not arrange any serious work for himself (occasionally taking magazine photos or reading scripts does not count), because during these months, he had a very, very important thing, even There is one thing to do that affects all his future career decisions: making money.

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Not long after the new year in 1997, William finally found the black leather notebook he left when he was young in the storage room full of old things.

Without the decryption book, the things in the notebook are really like a heavenly book, full of messy and irregular numbers and words, even if you try more than a dozen of the more common decryption methods now, it will not work.This is Suzhou Code Encryption. Only with a decryption book will the content be restored to you obediently.

Fortunately, William did not look for the decrypted book for a long time. The traditional Chinese translation of "Les Miserables" was bought in a Chinese bookstore when William and Lance went to Chinatown for the first time. There are no damaged or missing pages except the pages are slightly yellowed.

After spending a whole night deciphering the contents of the notes that he didn't even remember, the first thing William discovered was that he had really forgotten a lot of things over the years, and the second thing was that the time left for him was really too much. There are not many, after all, even if it is written in the black leather notebook, it is not very foreseeable, not decades or hundreds of years, at most there are only opportunities for the next 20 years.This is also under the circumstances that history will not undergo major changes.

It took another period of time to conceive the plan, and after confirming that the plan was perfect, William began to prepare.

The first is to raise funds. Now that Lance is an adult, he can also use his own funds (although he still has little control over the Roderick Group), so William is the first to ask his friends for help. Lans, who has already exchanged ideas with William Si didn't ask any more questions. After receiving William's call, he assigned his fund manager, accountant, and lawyer to fly to Boston. After counting the assets and liquidity on the books, he transferred the temporary right to use the fund to William.That is really a huge amount of money, so big that it can directly buy an ordinary medium-sized production company in Hollywood.

"How did you transfer so much money?" William admitted that when he saw the numbers on the fund's book, he almost thought he was dazzled. After opening and closing his eyes three times, he was sure that he did not check the string of zeros by mistake: "Is there really no problem with this? Mr. Roderick won't hear anything, will he?"