Chapter 59: The Marauders of War
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When Matthew heard Eric Pock say this, he was slightly stunned. He remembered Martin Jackson, the director of Britney's MV crew, and was secretly alert. Could this guy have similar special hobbies?
But then I thought about it and it was wrong. After all, he was not the only one here, but also an agent and a dressmaker were present.
Sure enough, Matthew thought too much himself, and what Eric Pock said had nothing to do with his special hobbies.
"The filming locations of the series are mainly in Europe, with most of them concentrated in the UK and France."
For Helen Hermann's sake, Eric Pock revealed some information in advance, "Before the filming begins, all actors who play the main military roles will have to undergo military training in the UK for no less than one to one and a half months, and the training is very tiring and hard."
"No problem," said Matthew.
He is mentally prepared in this regard, and he is not afraid of hardship or fatigue.
Eric Pock said again, "The shooting time may last more than half a year, you must adjust the schedule."
Matthew nodded first, then looked at Helen Hermann. He thought of it now. Eric Pocketdo said this entirely because of Helen Hermann's face.
"There's another thing, the most important thing!" Eric Pock looked at Matthew and asked, "I remember your profile shows that you are not a member of the Actors' Union?"
Matthew scratched his head and Helen Hermann replied, "No, I have prepared information for him to join the Actors' Union."
Eric Pock urged, "Go as soon as possible, this is a project registered by the union, and the actors in the main roles must be members of the union."
"Don't worry." Helen Herman pointed to his briefcase, "I'm taking the information with me. After leaving the studio, we will go to the union."
After leaving the studio, Helen Hermann called Matthew into her car and immediately took him to the Actors Union. As she said in the styling room, she had prepared all the necessary materials for Matthew to join the Actors Union. With Matthew's current resume, it was not a big problem to join the Actors Union, and Helen Hermann also had acquaintances in the union.
However, Matthew needs to take care of the more than 3,000 US dollars.
Accompanied by Helen Hermann, Matthew was sadly discovering that he spent all his $4,000 salary on the "Sometimes" MV crew.
If Liszt hadn't given him a month of attendance and received a full month of compensation from Red Penguin Company, he would have been even more nervous now.
After leaving the Actors' Union, Matthew took Helen Herman's car to Angel Agency. In addition to having information about "Brothers" to get, Helen Herman also wants to talk to him about the role.
“Amanda…”
While going upstairs together, Matthew asked the girl walking beside him, "Do you know any work that takes a short time and comes quickly?"
"Yes." Amanda immediately gave the answer, "rob the bank or go to Mexico to transport drugs here."
"Are you short of money?" Helen Hermann in front also heard, "Is the liquidated damages paid?"
"What liquidated damages?" Amanda asked curiously.
Matthew ignored Amanda's question and said, "They haven't sent me a lawyer's letter for a long time, maybe forget it."
"Forget it?" Helen Herman shook his head, "I guess he's going through legal procedures."
She turned to the second floor, waited for Matthew to come up, and said, "I have received a court summons, remember to notify me."
After thinking about it, Matthew felt that Helen Hermann's analysis was reasonable, and he couldn't say that the other party was really going through legal procedures. He nodded, "I understand."
With Helen Hermann as an agent, dealing with this kind of thing will at least give him less headaches.
However, he is still somewhat lucky. A small person should not be remembered, right?
Entering the office, Helen Hermann picked up a glass of water for Matthew and said, "You don't take other jobs recently. The next audition is very important to you. It's best to spend all your energy on preparing the role we are going to fight for."
She gestured to Amanda. Amanda opened a file cabinet and carried out a pile of information that was one foot thick from it. There was also a book on it, which was the original novel of "Brothers".
"I specially collected these things." Helen Hermann sat behind the desk with a cup of coffee, "Take them back and study them."
She took a sip of coffee and said, "It's about a month away from the next audition. Eric Pock has no say in the audition for this role. The real decision-making power of the crew is in the hands of HBO, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. I can't speak to them."
Matthew's heart suddenly became cold when he heard Helen Herman say this.
He knew that he did not have enough resume and had no rich acting experience. He only took half a year to enter the industry, and compared with other actors, he had no advantage at all.
Originally, he thought that the relationship between Helen Hermann and the crew might become a key factor in auditioning. Now it seems that there is no need to have too many fantasies in this regard.
"So..." Helen Hermann put down his coffee cup, "You must perform well during the audition. Even if you fail the audition, you must leave a deeper impression on the crew so that I can win you a slightly worse role when implementing the alternative."
Matthew took the information that Amanda brought over, put it on the coffee table next to him, and asked, "You have formulated several plans."
"Two sets." Since Helen Hermann asked Matthew to come, he was ready to talk in detail. "Although I can't get the script now, I have read a plan from Eric Poker. There are settings for the main and secondary roles in it. I saw a supporting role that might be very outstanding, and his role is also quite heavy. This is our primary goal."
Matthew took the original novel, opened the browsing directory, and asked, "Which character? Can you tell me specifically? I can also pay attention to it when reading."
"Ronard Spears!" Helen Hermann seemed to have studied this role. "He is the fourth company commander of E Company, brave and decisive, sometimes even cold, standard iron-blooded soldier, very suitable for you."
Matthew touched his face with obvious outlines and firm lines. The setting of this character is indeed very consistent with his appearance.
Helen Hermann said at this time, "In addition to being a tough guy, Spears is also a typical war raider. Among the character settings I have seen, this is one that is easy to be outstanding."
"I heard you say that..." Matthew asked, "Ronard Spears is a main supporting role, right?"
"Well." Helen Herman nodded and said bluntly, "I think he has both roles and roles."
Matthew lacks confidence, "Can I get such a role?"
Helen Herman looked at him, "How can you know if you don't try it? Don't you have a good idea?"
"I..." Matthew was helpless and could only say, "Do you think I can get in touch with Steven Spielberg or Tom Hanks?"
Helen Herman shook his head, "No."
She coughed and said, "If you can get this role, you will be lucky and your future development will be smoother; if you can't get it, it's nothing..."
Matthew pointed to the pile of information, "If we are eliminated, will we do so much preparation work in vain?"
"I haven't finished speaking yet."
"Can you say it at once?" Matthew had a lot of objection to Helen Herman's way of speaking. "Don't always squeeze."
Helen Herman ignored Matthew's later words and continued, "The crew selected actors this time. Since the characters are all soldiers, the most important actors eliminated, and the outstanding ones will be given to them according to the actual situation."
Matthew understood, "So, have you made a backup plan?"
"That's right." Helen Herman nodded and admitted, "Eric Pock has a certain say in these roles. As long as you can leave a deep impression on the crew's bosses in the audition, with Eric and I, I'm still sure to get a secondary supporting role."
She put her hands on her desk, "Of course, our primary goal is Ronald Spears. The character's setting is far better than those secondary characters, and the series will definitely receive more attention after it is played."
Matthew closed the book but didn't say anything. To be honest, he really lacked confidence in fighting for such a role.
This kind of thing is not something that can be done by saying a few times that I have confidence or I can do it. Confidence requires the confidence to be combined with opportunities, abilities, and networks.
No matter from any perspective, he is not confident enough.
It is estimated that Helen Hermann also had this idea, so there was a so-called backup plan.
"I'll do my best!" Matthew can only say that.
"Don't be too stressful." Helen Hermann saw Matthew's young face always frowning, and simply relieved the pressure appropriately. "We are fighting for the primary goal, and even if we can't get it, it will not be a disaster."
Matthew laughed, "Don't worry, Helen. Pressure will only become my motivation."
Helen Herman waved his hand to Matthew, "Okay, go back and prepare." She saw Matthew pick up the stack of information and said, "If you have any questions, communicate with me in time and don't make any decisions."
"I know." Matthew picked up the information, turned around and walked towards the door, "Trust each other."
Chapter completed!