[American Entertainment] The road to becoming a god

"So... the finished film that the system gave you has instead become a problem in your performance."

After the manager finished speaking, he took a deep drag on his cigarette. Gaspar looked up and gave him a dissatisfied look. Then he stood up, opened the window of the office, and condemned the manager with practical actions.

Knowing that he was wrong, Joe put out the cigarette on the sole of his shoe.

After leaving the set, they returned to the agent's apartment, where the office has been completely transformed after renovation.The simple and light desk replaced the thick log table, and the length of the curtains changed from mopping the floor to just enough to cover the window sill.

Gaspar sat on the small separate sofa, and Joe sat at the desk, his chin resting on his hands.In front of him was the computer screen that Gasper had saved from the trash can that afternoon a week ago and asked the system to remake it, so it was the only modern machine in the 90s.

Who would believe that the 'big ass' monitor is loaded with advanced modern software.

The office was very quiet, and Joe was the first one who couldn't bear it. He poked a small blue ball on the table with his index finger, and the music immediately filled the entire space.

The ball is a small ornament made by Gaspar to commemorate the arrival of the system. The system likes it very much, so it uses its ability to turn it into a technology ball, a blue light spot that can float and play music.

Just like now, the ball is floating in the air 30 centimeters from the table, playing ethereal jazz music, and the system says its author is a man named "The Weekend".

Gaspar loves the music, it's like coffee with salt, it's addictive.

And this music suits his current mood very well.

Gasper thought that the failure of the audition for "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was like a pot of cold water that extinguished his over-confidence due to having a system, and at the same time reminded him-never believe that you can achieve success without hard work.

Hollywood is not a child's play house, he has long known.

When failure comes, finding the reason from others will make you feel better, but finding the reason from yourself will make you improve.

Just as parents shouldn't use comic books as a reason to accuse their children of bad faith, Gaspar has no position to blame the system.

Failure to audition is not the fault of the system, it's more like a failed experiment.

"I wish you had an alternative, Joe," Gaspar said, running his fingers through his hair, and a few disobedient strands slipped through his fingers and covered the corners of his sad eyes. It’s not going to be a good Christmas.”

In two weeks, if he lowered his figure, he might be able to find last year's Christmas tree from someone else's trash can, and if he was lucky, there might be fairy lights and bells on it.

This will be the cheapest Christmas, no big meals, no gifts, and the Christmas tree is still picked up.

The agent is more optimistic than Gaspar: "Don't worry, we still have two weeks, enough time to find a script that suits you, advance the salary in advance, and have a perfect Christmas.

Gaspar shook his head: "That's too difficult, not to mention finding a suitable script, now as long as there is a script, I will take it... and advance payment, which producer will agree."

Speaking of money, Gaspar couldn't help but think of the extravagant Christmas they spent two years ago. At that time, he had just finished filming "Terminator 2" and got paid. Empty the supermarket and buy each family member their favorite present.

Adina got an expensive set of telescopes, Adam got basketball shoes and a Walkman, and Baby Carliss, she went to sleep that night with her new markers in her arms.

Mother Sety ordered a bottle of Bordeaux red wine, and her face was full of red on Christmas Eve... Gaspar himself flew to Munich, Germany to enjoy a VIP-level UEFA Champions League, and got Bayern star Klinsmann signed jersey.

Everyone can live happily when they are rich.

[In addition to making a movie, I can give you some information about what you have become famous for,] the system suddenly said, [Do you want to read Wikipedia? 】

"No, thank you, I think it's better for me not to accept future information for the time being." Gaspar squeezed his eyebrows, "But can you explain what Wikipedia is?"

System: [That is a website, an online free content encyclopedia established by a non-profit organization, which has a complete overview of your career. 】

Gaspar nodded. Wikipedia seems to provide all the information about his deduction. Although it is different from the finished film, their functions are similar. I'll see."

Joe had a slightly different idea. He didn't have Gaspar's concerns: "Show me, Gal can't be preconceived because he's an actor, but I'm different. Maybe I can plan better in advance after seeing it."

This might be a good solution, Gaspar shrugged and said he was fine.

For the next half an hour, the system showed the agent the entries of 'Gasper Cook' and 'Joe Grint'. Joe sat on the chair and frowned, his fingers sliding in the void, as if flipping up and down look at something.

Just when Gaspar was drowsy and about to fall into a dream, the agent turned off Future Encyclopedia.

"Well, what did you see?" Gaspar asked, yawning.

Qiao smiled mutteringly: "I saw our Lady Luck."

Gaspar raised his eyebrows, waiting for a more specific explanation from his manager.

"I'm going to call Richard Linklater now, and this call will tell us." Joe said and picked up the phone.

The corner of Gaspar's mouth raised a helpless angle: "You like to tell riddles more and more, Joe."

Joe: "Be patient."

Soon, the phone was connected, and while Joe was negotiating, Gaspar stood up and strolled around the office. Chat with the system without a ride.

It's been two weeks since he encountered the system, and Gaspar has gone from excitement to conceit to disappointment to introspection. He now knows that he can't fully rely on the convenience provided by the system.

Just like the system said, he will become a superstar in the future, but did he do it with the system or without the help of the system?If he became a superstar without a system, then now that he has a system and knows the possibilities of the future, will it change the future?

And will the changed future be better or worse?

[I can't give you a detailed explanation of this question. ] The system said; [From a simple point of view, when I came to this time node, another different timeline was split, that is, now, you and your agent can spy on the future timeline, the future How it will develop into, I can't know in detail. 】

Gaspar frowned: "Then how can you be sure that you can achieve your goal? You can only absorb people's beliefs after I succeed, right?"

【You're right, I'm not sure. 】The system speaks very straightforwardly: 【However, this new timeline does not deviate greatly from what I remember. After calculation, the possibility of developing into memory is very high. 】

Gaspar still frowned, he couldn't quite understand what the system meant.

【More importantly... I am willing to believe in you. 】

Although I don't know if the system's words are sincere, Gasper is still very useful. He smiled and said, "Thank you, system." Then Gasper took out a book from the shelf to read, and the system didn't disturb him. At that time, only Joe's voice was left in the room.

Soon, Joe put the phone down, but it wasn't over yet, and he called another number.

This stopped Gaspart, who was about to stand up and ask about the situation.

Joe chatted with the owner of the second call, and Gaspar took a deep breath, sat back down, and continued reading his novel.

If possible, he really wants to be the Vanya elf in this novel. The world described by Tolkien is full of mythology, which makes people fascinated.

Time passed little by little.

Joe finally finishes his call, crosses his fingers on the table, and clears his throat to get Gasper's attention.

"I have good news and half bad news, which one do you hear first?" said Joe.

Gaspar broke away from Tolkien's world, wondering: "What is half-good and half-bad news?"

"Half-good, half-bad, Richard Linklater agrees to give you a part, you don't have to audition because Holland sent him the tape of your audition for Rimbaud, he's willing to pay twice as much as the average actor The pay. That's the good part." Joe said, "The bad part is that his project is an 'ensemble show' with no leading roles, and they're scheduled to start in mid-March, and they won't advance your salary in advance."

Gaspar nodded: "Except for not being able to pre-arrange the first part, the rest sounds pretty good."

He doesn't care about group play or not, all Gaspar cares about is money, and if it's not Christmas Eve, he will take this play without hesitation.

"That's right, Linklater is very polite, I can hear his attitude towards you, and he is a director full of ideas, even if it is a group play, he can handle it very well." The agent gave the director high recommendation.

Gaspar: "What's the other good news? I guess it's related to your second phone call, from Linklater?"

"Smart." Joe praised, "Yes, Linklater gave me a number after learning about your request. It's a friend of his. The crew will start filming after Christmas. He told me that if I want to pay in advance, I can Ask them. Guess what, they agreed to advance us $5 in advance."

Gaspar's eyes lit up: "That's very good, great. What type, what preparations do I have to make?"

Gaspar asked two questions in a row, and Joe raised his hand and made a downward movement: "Don't get excited, listen to me first, this movie is an animal movie."

animal movie.

Gaspar felt a basin of cold water pouring down on his head.

Everyone knows that it is not easy to accept scenes related to animals, because it is thankless.First of all, the protagonist is an animal, so the plasticity of human beings has been confined to a small space from the beginning. In addition, problems such as the lack of cooperation of animal actors have to be dealt with.

If you don't have a very brilliant script, accepting an animal movie is almost a dead end.

Thinking of this, Gaspar hesitated and said, "I think... an animal movie, or just... forget it..."

Joe naturally understood Gasper, he touched his chin unnaturally, "I know, and I understand that you don't want to take this drama, but think about your family and Christmas, Gasper."

Gaspar's heart skipped a beat, and his little sister Carlisle's stubborn eyes once again appeared in front of him, Adina's distressing understanding, Adam's disappointment and silence...and the cold home without any festive atmosphere, Gaspar Pa's chest was slowly blocked by countless large stones.

It seems that he must take this animal movie.