[American Entertainment] The road to becoming a god

Time flies, and it has been 3 months since Gaspar joined the troupe. With the help of the system and Joe, he successfully passed the apprenticeship test and became a substitute.It's a pity that it's not Romeo's, but Mercutio's.It is now May, just entering the summer, and Gaspar has also crossed the age of 5 years and 17 months.

The wind in the evening was still a little cool, and Gaspar leisurely walked from the residence arranged by the troupe to the performance hall. Today they have a performance, the most classic and best-selling Shakespeare play, "Romeo and Juliet"

When Gaspar passed by Chinatown, he bought spring rolls wrapped in greased paper and ate them as he walked.Of course he didn't have to show up hours early, as Mercutio's understudy was too early for the make-up artist to take care of him.

When he first joined the show from an apprentice to a stand-in, Gaspar was as ready as he was going to battle.As a result, he went there as a handyman. The makeup artist first transformed the protagonists, and after the end, it was their turn to replace them.

Gaspar later arrived only an hour early.

The air was clear, and many couples walked by on the street, leaving behind bubbles of love, and even the usual 'bang bang' sound was less. Gaspar felt that something good must happen today.

……

It is not a big news that the famous director James Cameron appeared on the streets of New York. The paparazzi are more willing to photograph those big Hollywood stars than the director with a slightly puffy figure in tank tops and shorts.

Cameron was almost unrecognizable on the street, and he was at ease.

But it's strange to say that he just came out today to do some simple things, but because of a leaflet he bought tickets and turned into the theater.

He should have been worried about the script "Titanic" that he had carefully prepared for a long time, casting, investors, producers... a lot of messy things.

But he just came to the theater for no reason, watching the classic "Romeo and Juliet"

Perhaps it was because he saw the name of the young actor Gaspar Cook who had been discovered by him on the flyer, which made him decide to buy tickets.

Or maybe he just wanted to relax.

Sitting in his seat, Cameron thought of "Titanic" again. From the beginning to the present, hundreds of thousands have been spent on piecemeal investigations, hiring teams, and building models, and now the actors have nothing settle down.

The investor panicked and contacted the producer to reduce the budget. The producer promised to help persuade Cameron, and then promised Cameron to persuade the investor.

The result is disagreement.

Every day they are urged to cast the cast, and they must be Hollywood superstars, the ones that can drive the box office. Investors in commercial films naturally hope to earn as much as possible.

But Cameron doesn't think so. He must shoot this movie according to his own standards and ideas. The casting must be decided by him. He believes that a good movie must achieve both box office and word of mouth.

Only a win-win situation is the ultimate goal.

But the investors don't think so. In other words, they don't trust Cameron, thinking that he is burning money now, and cannot achieve the final win-win goal, and may even make them lose everything.

"Alas..." Cameron tapped his thigh, annoying.

And just as he tapped his thigh, the performance began.

【The story happened in the famous city of Verona...】

I was so fascinated by the thought just now, Cameron didn't react all of a sudden.

The actors on the stage had already started to perform, the big director shook his head, telling himself not to think about anything, just watch the show well.

As a result, 5 minutes later, the actor who played Romeo surprised him.

"Gasper?" The director sat up straight, rubbed his eyes vigorously to make sure he read correctly, why would Gaspar wear Romeo's costume and speak Romeo's lines?Isn't he Mercutio's substitute? How did he suddenly become Romeo?

Not only the great director Cameron, the audience in the theater started discussing from the moment Gaspar came on stage.

"Not Tommy?"

"Where's Tommy?"

"It is said that he was injured and sent to the hospital."

"What about Jin, Romeo's substitute should be here."

"It seems to have gone to the hospital."

"Ah? Are they together?"

After a while, Juliet came out, and the audience exploded even more.

Because Juliet also changed.

Exactly why, this has to start from an hour ago.

……

"Why did you come here!" Jesse slapped Gasper's arm, "Miss Hair Dryer is already turned on to the maximum!"

Jesse is also an actress in the troupe, she is Juliet's understudy, and Miss Hairdryer is Fiona Greenwood, the chief director of the stage play, because she often reprimands the actors mercilessly, so she got the nickname of Hairdryer.

"It's my usual time, what happened today?" Gaspar stuffed the last piece of spring roll into Jesse's mouth, "It's delicious."

"You still want to eat...(chew)...you don't know...(chew)...the hair dryer is really angry this time." Jesse chewed the spring rolls that Gaspar gave her and said, "Our Juliet No. [-] contestant You cheated on your boyfriend, our Romeo No. [-], and the cheating partner was Romeo No. [-]'s substitute, so it's amazing."

"Ha, Jin is still exposed!"

Jesse raised her eyebrows, "Did you know that Romeo's understudy hooked up with his real girlfriend?!"

"Yeah, I wondered if you didn't know," Gaspar shrugged. "I lost the bracelet my sister gave me once, and when I was looking for it in the utility room, I happened to bump into them, and the door wasn't locked."

"You didn't tell me!"

"He told me not to tell anyone."

"What did he bribe you with, you don't even tell me!"

"Hahahahaha I won't tell you!"

Here Gasper and Jessie are chatting enthusiastically, while the hair dryer lady over there is full of sadness.

An hour before the start of the show, a fire broke out inside the protagonist group, and the two Romeos fought each other and both entered the hospital. As the reason for their fight, Miss Juliet resolutely followed.

Maybe this is true love.

True love...what the hell! !

The Greenwood hair dryer swept everyone around her.

Both the male and female protagonists are absent, and the male protagonist's substitute, Ha No. [-], has no way to play.Juliet's replacement is still there, but Romeo...

Can't play "Romeo and Juliet" without Romeo!

Miss Fiona Greenwood was plucking her hair anxiously, when she suddenly looked up and saw Gaspar behind the crowd.

The voice was neither excellent nor contagious, and it was not very outstanding. Only the handsome Mercutio young man who stood out from the sky did not know why, and he fell into Greenwood's eyes all of a sudden.

The strongest gear of the hair dryer was activated, and her delicate hand pointed backward——

"Gaspar! Come here!"

……

The spring rolls in Gaspar's mouth hadn't been swallowed completely, and he was startled suddenly by the roll call, and almost got stuck. Fortunately, Jesse helped him to save him from being sent to the hospital.Gaspar threw the package of spring rolls to Jesse, winked at her apologetically, trotted through the crowd, and came to the director.

"I'm here, Miss Greenwood," he said. "What's the matter?"

Jeunesse, who was forced to act as a trash can, could only roll his eyes and help him throw away the packaging. Who could be indifferent to Gasper's request.

"Stand still and let me see."

Miss director glanced up and down at Gaspar slightly meanly.The boy in front of him is slender and yet powerful. He is absolutely top-notch in his age group. His skin is fair and translucent. From the appearance, he fits the image of Romeo's handsome and melancholy prince very much. It is this black hair... no Know if the prop group has a suitable blond wig.

But those are not big problems, what is important is how his stage performance and the most important lines are.As the chief director, Greenwood is close to the selection and rehearsal of the starting actors, but what about the substitutes, to be honest, she rarely sees them, and she knows that there is suspicion of dereliction of duty, but she is too busy , It is impossible to inspect the substitutes after making the work arrangements for the starting actors.

"Body language is important on stage, how do you feel about that?" Greenwood asked, pressed for time.

It's not that I don't know about Gaspar Cook's acting experience, but in terms of stage plays, no one can have privileges, and everything speaks by strength.The hair dryer lady asked Gaspar, her tone can be called kind, and she didn't have the disorganized posture of the usual blower.

"I am very confident in my body movements, not blind confidence." Gaspar said, "I am the first to become a substitute after only three months of apprenticeship."

It doesn't sound like his style, but the way it is in the industry is that when you want to take an opportunity, you have to answer 'yes' and 'I will' no matter what the other person asks you.

Gaspar used a bright smile to cover up his inner panic. I have to say that Gaspar's smile is indeed very attractive. Everyone likes a good-looking and confident person, right?

"It's good for young people to be confident. Do you remember Romeo's lines?" Greenwood seemed to give him the green light. "Even if I just push someone up, he must at least be able to finish his lines."

"I remember, all." Gaspar thought about it in his mind, and was surprised to find that he remembered all of it. Romeo's lines, which should have been shrouded in clouds and mist, were now clear, so he continued: "Everyone's lines, I They can all be memorized, and a single punctuation will not be wrong.”

"Very well," Miss Greenwood's facial features softened, "You need to prove yourself, Gasper."

As she said that, she called the actor of Benvolio. He and Romeo have a rivalry scene second only to Juliet in the play, "You guys re-act the dialogue scene between Romeo and Benvolio at the beginning."

Benvolio's actor came up and winked at Gaspar.

"Fast! Boys, we don't have much time!" The blower was full of power. "Just this one chance, Gaspar, this one time!"

"Good director!"

So the two separated some distance and got ready to—

……

When the show was done, everyone, including Greenwood, was bewildered.

They watched Gaspar and Tony (Benvolio) perform, as if they had never seen them perform, did not know these two people, and their eyes widened.

With no spotlights, no sound effects, no props, and they weren't even fully dressed, how on earth did they manage to keep the attention of the room on them?

Miss Greenwood was the most puzzled. She thought, how could Gaspar's expressiveness be just a substitute for Mercutio?He memorized all of Romeo's lines, and every linking action was just right, combining the exaggerated performance elements of stage art without appearing blunt.

Gaspar can reach a level of tacit cooperation with Tony. The two seem to be not performing but chatting with friends who have known each other for a long time. When it was decided to let him join the crew, who put him as Mercutio's substitute There.With minimal dramatic lines, Gaspar acts as if he is Romeo, such a simple melancholy teenager who blooms like a rose, disregarding family feuds, and just wants to reap the perfect love.

"It seems that today was a blessing in disguise."

Greenwood saw every subtle expression on Gaspar's face, every quiver of his lips, every curl of his eyelashes, every movement of his eyes.

Gaspar on stage is Romeo, her Romeo.

Greenwood was frightened by her own thoughts. She knew that an actor like Gaspar who first entered the screen shooting would bring a little bit of that performance. She didn't expect Gaspar to be able to use it so deeply. She is not an academic He is old-fashioned, his movements and expressions have his own breath, but it doesn't look like a complete personal exploration. It is not difficult to see from the back of each line and his movements that he has carefully considered.

"Okay! Everyone return to their respective positions and continue to prepare!" Greenwood clapped his hands, and his resonant voice echoed above the theater, as expected of a woman who had been a director for many years.

"Make up for Gaspar, use the one we brushed off before...yes, do the smaller one." Then she turned and pointed to the Romeo lead makeup artist who was just standing behind her, "Tonight's show It's up to you, put on your makeup and change your clothes and come here to find me, hurry up and rehearse a few important points for you."

"Yes, Miss Greenwood."

Greenwood turned around. She wanted to watch today's performance before deciding whether to directly promote Gaspar to become Romeo.