Chapter 17 It’s harmless
Whether James or Seth, they are both playful types.
Seth didn’t understand the cause and effect, but that didn’t stop him from joining in the prank.
Seth looked at the "villain" with a serious face, spoke to Edgar, the only unfamiliar face, straightened his back, and made a gesture of throwing salt at the devil.
“Back off!”
"Back off, you shouldn't come here to fool my brothers."
Immediately afterwards, Seth made a weird combination of lower body golden rooster and upper body attacking with snake fists. His balance on one foot was unstable and wobbly.
Having just regained the situation, he suddenly fell into the siege again. Edgar expressed his powerlessness.
However, Edgar still did not panic.
Not only did he not, but he also showed a smile and followed Seth's words, "Hollywood is hell. Instead of expecting superheroes to save you from fire and water, it is better to fight side by side with super villains and fight your way out. Believe me, Hollywood no longer believes in kindness and justice."
wonderful.
It’s wonderful.
I have to say that Edgar is indeed a wonderful person.
Under the slightly flashing eyes of everyone, Edgar took out the business card from his shirt pocket again, "To sign a contract or not, the final decision rests with the actor. If the actor doesn't want to, no one can. Forced; but having one more choice is not a bad thing, what do you think?”
Edgar handed the business card to Sam——
He was observing Anson's expression, but judging from various signs, Anson should already have an agent, and the current situation is not good, so there is no need for him to ask for trouble.
So, Edgar looked at Sam.
But Sam didn't move.
The air was slightly quiet -
The surroundings were still noisy, and the laughter of Judd Apatow and others could still be heard, but the small circle in front of them fell into a brief silence.
The scene was like the scene of the "One, Two, Three Wooden Man" game. Everyone was watching, but no one was willing to break the deadlock.
Sam, actually, he was a little excited. His eyes quickly shuttled between different faces and the business cards in front of him. He involuntarily tensed up and squeezed out a bunch of layers on his chin without paying attention. But in the end, he still didn’t Reach out.
Edgar was a little disappointed.
But to be honest, it’s not surprising.
Agents are choosing actors, and actors are also choosing agents. This is a two-way choice. If you want to find the right partner, you need to keep trying and making mistakes.
Fairy tales like the one where an actor and an agent partner up for each other's entire careers almost don't exist in Hollywood.
Accurately speaking, it does not exist in real life. If things are separated for a long time, they must be combined, and if they are combined for a long time, they must be divided. The law of conservation of the universe applies to different situations and different relationships.
Edgar also doesn’t want to sign an actor casually and then ignore it, wasting an actor’s career for no reason. Dreams and other things are secondary, but livelihood cannot be joked about casually.
He was talking about his own livelihood.
But I didn’t expect that I couldn’t even hand out my business card.
Is this a failure?
The corners of Edgar's mouth raised slightly, feeling embarrassed, but he didn't mind. He was about to take back the business card that was hanging in the air without any response, when he heard a voice.
“Why-so-serious?”
All eyes were directed toward the voice.
It’s Anson.
The smile at the corner of his mouth rose slightly, and he was calm and relaxed. Anson seemed not to notice the heat and weight of the surrounding eyes. He took the business card from Edgar's hand, looked at it carefully and put it in his palm——
Hot potato.
James was a little depressed, so he kindly came to help, "Anson!" Anson met James' gaze, showed a smile, and lightly shrugged.
“It’s just a business card.”
"Maybe it will be used, maybe it won't be used, but since it has been printed, it doesn't hurt to keep it. After all, we have cut down half of the Amazon forest to make these business cards, so it is not good to waste them. I think, on my desk There should be some space in your business card folder.”
A small joke that deftly defuses the atmosphere.
Everyone burst into laughter.
Edgar couldn't help but take another look at Anson.
But Anson did not say anything more, but looked at James, "Man, today's performance was two and a half hours, and I slept for two hours and fifteen minutes, peacefully and sweetly, Although there are still fifteen minutes of noise that affects the quality of my sleep, I still have to be sincerely grateful.”
That serious look actually created a full comedy effect.
James rushed over at once, "You! I'm going to kill you, Seth, come and help, hurry, hurry! Ah, ah! I'm about to be killed, help, help. ..."
The young people were fighting together in harmony and laughter.
The focus of attention quietly shifted.
Edgar, who had just been in the center of the storm, could clearly feel the release of pressure and quietly escaped into the shadows. Then he noticed that Anson threw away James and escaped from the melee before stuffing the business card into the credit card holder. Actions in——
Not only was it not thrown away, nor was it left carelessly, it was carefully stuffed into the credit card holder.
A small action gave Edgar a different perspective.
But in the end, Edgar said nothing more, turned around and walked away.
It’s true this time, Edgar doesn’t think he should stay here any longer.
No one noticed when Edgar left, including Anson, because he was no longer the focus, and because other viewers were also leaving.
The producers, reporters, James and their managers, and other audience members left one after another after the show had finished their pleasantries, and the bustle of the Hayworth Theater gradually settled down and returned to calm.
The same goes for the performance team.
Today is just the premiere. "The Hole" will continue to be performed at the Hayworth Theater for another month. The follow-up performance is what they need to worry about.
In twos and threes, all the friends gathered in the dressing room backstage. There were not many people, but they were all the closest and most familiar people.
They were waiting for James and others to take off their makeup and change clothes, and then headed to the bar together——
Celebrate.
It’s not so much a celebration party as it is an excuse to drink and get drunk.
The cut of "Freaks and Nerds" is indeed a blow to young actors. Even James, who has always been carefree and unrestrained, and has always been unprofessional, does not show it on the surface, but those setbacks still exist objectively. , especially for the arrogant James, is no exception.
Originally, they thought that their careers as actors had finally turned around and that their talents and abilities could finally shine. However, they did not expect that it would only last for three short months and then be declared dead. Hollywood For the first time, it showed its cold-bloodedness and cruelty to this group of young people.
Despair, very scary.
But what is more terrifying than despair is to ignite hope and then extinguish it. It is precisely because you feel the temperature and light of hope that it becomes even more unbearable to fall into darkness again.
For a long time, James didn’t say anything or show it, and everyone thought he didn’t care.
However, if you think about it seriously, the fact that James and Seth created such a dark, desperate and nihilistic drama like "The Hole" has already explained a lot.
After "Freaks and Geeks" ended, James and Seth have been busy in "The Hole", pouring all their energy and thoughts into the theater stage.
Now that the premiere is finally over, although it’s not time to relax yet, you can at least take a breather.
So, they need an excuse to get drunk.
Just relax.
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