After attending the audition for "Buffy", there was no news. According to the agent's arrangement, Charlize Theron stayed in a motel in West Hollywood. Although the accommodation fee was not expensive, it only cost ten dollars a day to support her. Go on, but from January to now, in order to prepare for the audition for "Buffy", she has spent all her savings. If it weren't for the agent Michelle Simmons hinting that there are many actors who may not be able to meet in a lifetime The opportunity was waiting for her. She had already bought a plane ticket and flew back to New York. Even in the past few days, she spent the five hundred dollars that Michelle Simmons lent her.
It took more than a week to wait like this. Because of Michelle Simmons' repeated instructions, she almost never left the hotel within two kilometers. The Avenue of Stars, she occasionally goes there for a walk, and like many pedestrians, she looks down at the stars inlaid on the road. Many people have a curiosity or worship mentality, but she often secretly vows that one day she will leave her own star here.
Eric Williams said that she wanted to see herself, and this was her greatest opportunity.
During the audition for "Buffy", because that guy interrupted her performance with a sudden laugh, she hated it for a while, and then this bit of hatred was severely suppressed by the agent 610. She used to only know that he was a big shot in Hollywood, the hottest director and producer in Hollywood in recent years, and the owner of Firefly Film Company, oh, he also owned a very grand villa in Malibu, because like a shell, many people All call it 'shell villa'. Some people also say that it is called 'City of Liberty'. But with a deeper understanding these days. Only then did she know what Eric Williams meant in Hollywood. She still has the much-thumbed copy of Premiere magazine in her hotel room.
He was the first person on the Hollywood power list in 1992. He is the big boss of Firefly Pictures, which has annexed Disney. His personal property has exceeded five billion U.S. dollars. More importantly, he made Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Nicole Kidman, Pierce Brosnan and a large group of original An unknown Hollywood actor.
Then, he said that he would find time to see himself.
Although I don't know how the agent won this opportunity for himself, after understanding these things. Charlize Theron was so excited that she couldn't sleep well for several days in a row. Whether it was day or night, she would involuntarily think about what to say and do in a meeting to attract his attention.
In this way, one day passed, two days passed, one week passed, and even ten days soon. In the past few days, she even started to worry whether Eric Williams had forgotten about this matter, so she mustered up the courage to call the agent for the first time, and the reply she got was to be patient and wait, However, she still keenly heard the uncertainty in the manager's tone, and she felt even more worried and lost.
The owner of the motel is a fat white man with a decent heart. Look at her, a little girl, who has been idle in her shop for so many days, doing nothing. She was also cautious about spending, and kindly offered to introduce her to a job. Although she was very tempted, she still had to refuse the other party.
And it is impossible for a girl like her who has won the championship of a modeling competition not to attract the attention of some other people. A group of young men and women wandering in Hollywood even invited her to some messy parties. Of course, she dared not go rashly, so these few days When we meet each other, I always hear some weird words from someone's mouth, and some men's eyes are even more unabashedly malicious.
In the end, because of some small frictions, she couldn't help showing her fierce nature, and had a big fight with the other party. Fortunately, even if the hotel owner intervened, the fight did not break out. After the quarrel, she was afraid for a while. If she really started to fight, if she got hurt, especially her face, then her chance this time would be completely ruined.
So the mood became more hesitant and depressed the next day. I closed the curtains and lay on a small hard bed in a dark room for a whole day. I scribbled and drew a lot on the Internet, and I didn’t bother to eat dinner. I planned to go hungry and save a few dollars.
When it was getting dark, someone knocked on the door of the hotel room, which had never happened before. She asked vigilantly, and the voice of the manager came to mind outside the door, and she had some premonitions in her heart. She panicked He jumped out of bed, ran over barefoot and opened the door.
"Charlie..." Michelle Simmons's face was obviously also happy, but she just called her name, looked up and down at her current appearance in the dim orange light in the corridor, and frowned. Immediately wrinkled tightly, scolded: "Look at what you look like now."
Flicking the switch to turn on the light, Guilty let the agent in, Charlize Theron explained: "Sorry, Michelle, I was just... sleeping."
Michelle Simmons looked at the layout of the room, and saw the "Premiere" magazine on the edge of the bed at a glance. The cover was painted in a mess, but this time she didn't say anything, just frowned Sighing, he said, "Charlie, pack up your things, we're leaving now."
Charlize Theron pulled on the straps of her light blue pajamas that slipped off her shoulders, subconsciously touched her messy hair, rubbed her feet against each other on the cold floor a few times, and said anxiously: "Now...now, Want to see... him?"
Michelle Simmons didn't answer. She sniffled and asked, "Have you not showered for several days?"
Seeing her embarrassed expression, Michelle Simmons had no choice but to say: "Forget it, pack your things quickly, and come to my place at night, and the meeting is arranged at noon tomorrow."
After packing her simple luggage and paying the bill, Charlize Theron got into a white car driven by her agent, walked through the streets of Los Angeles for a while, and entered a dense residential area at the foot of Beverly Hills . Michelle Simmons quickly drove the car into the yard of a mansion.
The two got out of the car. Charlize Theron saw a tall bald man coming out of the living room and greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Kapoor. Good evening," Michelle Simmons smiled and started the first two.
"Good evening, Michelle, I'm here so soon," the bald man hugged Michelle Simmons before looking at Charlize Theron, who was standing next to Michelle, carrying a small suitcase.
Looking at each other, Charlize Theron smiled at the bald man, who also nodded to her. But he quickly turned to Michelle Simmons and said, "I'm really sorry, Michelle, I called in the afternoon, and it turned out that Eric really forgot that the post-production of "Jurassic Park" has entered the final stage , he has to work at least twelve hours a day these days, I hope you can understand, and he asked me to say sorry to you in the afternoon."
"It doesn't matter, as long as Mr. Williams can spare the time," Michelle Simmons shook his head and said without hesitation.
Charlize Theron, who was standing behind Michelle, heard the bald man's words. But she curled her lips in disdain. She remembered that she had seen that guy having a leisurely lunch with Nicole Kidman in the newspaper a few days ago. In the photo, the two of them looked at each other, they didn't look a little busy.
After Kapoor explained to Michelle Simmons, he turned to Charlize Theron: "You are Miss Theron, right? I am Kapoor Sheed. I have read your profile."
Only then did Charlize Theron remember that the other party was one of the big bosses of ICM, and quickly let go of the lever in her hand, and took a step forward to hold the big hand extended by the other party: "Hello, Mr. Sid, just call me Charlie. "
Kapoor hummed, let go of Charlize's hand, stepped back and looked her up and down, nodded slightly, and said: "You should smile more, you will be more attractive when you smile. "
Charlize Theron was a little surprised. When she participated in a modeling competition a few years ago, a judge with high reputation in the fashion industry also said similar things to her. Many actresses look more charming when they restrain their expressions. She often loses her temperament when she smiles, but she is just the opposite. When she is expressionless, she can't even be called beautiful, but when she puts a smile on her face, she is immediately charming. Charlize did not expect that the middle-aged man in front of him would be able to discover this for the first time.
"I will, Mr. Sid," Charlize Theron nodded.
The three entered the living room together, and Kapoor sat them down, made coffee and served it himself, before saying, "You can stay here temporarily until the matter is over."
"Thank you, Kapoor," Michelle Simmons nodded, then her tone rose slightly, and she said with some other meaning: "When I leave, I will personally return the key to Mary."
"Oh, it's been so long, you still want to tease me with this matter," Kapoor shook his head helplessly, took out a document from a briefcase on the sofa and put it on the coffee table: " Also, this is what you want, you can just see it for yourself, try not to spread it, you know, although this kind of thing is very common in the industry, it is not good for the person involved to know about it."
"I understand," Michelle Simmons nodded, and said again, "What else?"
Kapoor took out another business card: "At this time, the contact information of Eric's assistant, you can go directly to the Firefly Studios in Playa Vista at noon tomorrow, and then contact him, although the agreed time is ten. It's two o'clock, but it's better to get there earlier."
Michelle nodded again.
After explaining these few things, Kapoor thought for a while, and then said: "The last time I called Eric, he said at the time that he had thought of a good idea, which seemed to be a movie with a female protagonist. Action movies, after the success of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, everyone has seen the potential of purely female action movies. Recently, icm has also been involved in many similar projects, but there are no major projects of major film companies, only low-cost projects of some independent film companies. Since Eric is going to do this kind of subject matter, he will definitely not make a fuss," Kapoor glanced at Charlize Theron, who was holding a coffee cup in his hand, and said, "I see According to the information, Charlie, you changed careers because of a knee injury, can you still perform more violent fighting moves?"
"Of course it's okay, Mr. Sheed. I only considered changing jobs because of that injury, but the accident didn't leave any sequelae."
"This is the best," Kapoor nodded, chatted with Michelle Simmons for a while, finished a cup of coffee, got up and left.
In the blink of an eye, there were only two people left in the villa. Charlize remembered what Kapoor said just now, and got a little excited, then glanced at Michelle beside her, and saw that the other party picked up the document Kapoor left just now and read it. So he straightened his waist without any trace, and his eyes quickly fell on the document. However, just after he noticed the two eye-catching words Eric Williams on the paper, he heard Michelle say: "This is not what you should watch. Go take a shower first. There is a bathroom upstairs. Let's talk later."
Charlize, who was caught in the bag on the spot, felt hot, and quickly got up, picked up her small suitcase and slipped towards the stairs.
After taking a shower, the two chatted about some things. In order to prevent himself from being sluggish the next day, Charlize Theron forced himself to sleep, although he still couldn't remember having some messy dreams.
Early the next morning, she was called up by Michelle Simmons. The two had breakfast in a restaurant, and Michelle took Charlize to a famous shopping street in Beverly Hills.
Charlize Theron looked at the familiar luxury brands on both sides of the road, and looked at the agent with some trepidation.
Michelle Simmons, who was always serious in the past, seldom made a joke: "You always have to have a good outfit. Today's outfit should be regarded as my investment in you. In case you succeed If I become an A-list star, just don’t kick me off.”
"How is it possible, I... won't," Charlize Theron said, shaking her head quickly.
Michelle Simmons just nodded slightly. She still knows the character of the girl she signed half a year ago. Charlize Theron is a very individual but very realistic woman. With a better chance, she is sure that the other party will abandon her without hesitation. But Michelle Simmons also believed that he could firmly grasp the opponent. (To be continued..)