Hollywood Road

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"Hi Murphy, long time no see."

As soon as Murphy walked into the warehouse in the suburbs of Venice, he saw Jessica Chastain. Her long red hair was still as conspicuous as before, but her face was full of smiles.

"Long time no see, Jesse." Murphy nodded to her, then turned to look at her side, who was also the agent from CAA, "Hello, Mike."

The manager named Mike quickly reached out to shake Murphy's hand, and said with a smile, "I came here with Jesse."

This sentence was suggestive, and Murphy knew that this was Bill Rothes' friend, smiled at him, and then nodded to Jessica Chastain, "Go to the dressing room and audition for a It starts in half an hour."

He glanced at his watch, "I still have something to do, see you later."

Jessica Chastain waved to Murphy, "Goodbye, Murphy."

Seeing Murphy disappearing at the door of an office, Jessica Chastain was a little dazed, not knowing what she was thinking. After being reminded by her agent, she came back to her senses and followed a staff member into a temporary building Waiting for the makeup artist and costume artist to come.

Newly signed manager Mike was by her side.

"From the situation just now, Jesse," Mike unscrewed a bottle of water and handed it to her, "Murphy has a good impression of you."

Jessica Chastain showed a self-deprecating smile, "Why didn't I see it?"

"Don't worry, this is the result of my careful observation." Agents are undoubtedly good at observing words and expressions, and Mike also really wants his clients to get a heroine. Bill Rossis eats meat, so he can drink soup, right? ? He encouraged, "Bill told me that Murphy seems to be a person who puts interests first, but he is actually a very nostalgic person. Look at the starring list of this film, James Franco, Seth Rowe These people are all old people who have cooperated in the past, so Jesse, your chances are very high."

"I know." Jessica Chastain nodded, not very confident.

She has seen the other side of the other party many times, and she will do anything to succeed. If her audition results are not good, I believe that guy will not show any affection at all.

Finished the last semester and returned to Los Angeles,

Jessica Chastain realized that she had fallen too far behind Paul Wilson and others who had worked with her before, but there was no way she could fall behind. Even though she came from the Juilliard School of Art, she still struggled in the audition In desperation, I had no choice but to ask the teacher for help.

The mentor is not her own mentor, and she has been away from Hollywood for a long time. It is impossible to provide too much help. This is probably the only time.

And she found helplessly that after going around in such a big circle, she returned to the starting point.

The only difference is that last time it was an assistant, this time it was a competition for the heroine.

Can I get this role myself? Jessica Chastain turned her head and looked at her agent. Mike had already found a script for her from Bill Rossis, and she had also prepared for the audition scenes, but she was somewhat conflicted in her heart.

Sure enough, when the costumer and make-up artist came over, they took out dancer costumes that could only cover key parts, and turned them into the most gaudy look.

Standing in front of the mirror, Jessica Chastain looked at herself in this nightclub stripper outfit, silent without saying a word.

When she was in school, she was a genius and princess that everyone envied. When she came to Hollywood, she was full of talents but useless, and could only fight for such an absurd role.

Sometimes when she thinks about it, she feels really sad, isn't it said that this is a gathering place for geniuses and a paradise for dreams? Is heaven so miserable?

"What are you thinking, Jesse?" Manager Mike knocked on the door and walked into the dressing room. Seeing Jessica Chastain staring at the mirror in a daze, he quickly reminded, "It's almost time, don't be late!"

Jessica Chastain nodded and forced a smile, "I'll go right away."

After finishing speaking, she put on her coat, stepped on a pair of high leather boots with a heel of four inches, left the dressing room, and followed a staff member to the audition room.

Murphy was the last one to come to the audition room. Erica Steinberg was free today and came too.

Nodding to the producer, Murphy walked behind the camera, asked the assistant who operated the camera, and turned to look at Jessica Chastain standing in front of the camera.

Except for the red hair that still shines, she looks like a sexy and hot stripper.

Pulling out the chair and sitting down, Murphy didn't talk nonsense, and said directly, "Miss Chastain, I need you to perform a dance, the kind that can arouse men to cum."

This dance is the opening scene, the importance of the opening scene cannot be doubted, and if Jessica Chastain can't even attract these people who are doing it, the audition will be over.

Murphy made a gesture, the music played, and Jessica Chastain in front of the camera quickly changed from quiet to wild.

Her appearance is not top-notch in Hollywood, where beauties are everywhere, but a woman can show her sexiness and charm in front of the camera, not only by her face.

In just a dozen seconds, Murphy could see that Jessica Chastain was in excellent condition today, her every frown and smile were intoxicating, and the violent twists and turns of her waist and limbs were all full of temptation, especially when she was taking off her body. After dropping the long coat, only the short three-point dance dress remained. The dazzling red hair paired with snow-white skin gave people a very special feeling.

Murphy turned his head and looked, Paul Wilson's eyes widened, as if he forgot that this was an audition; Erica Steinberg's throat was rolling, and she seemed to be swallowing; the director of photography, Philip Lascher, held his chin , eyes full of admiration; the supervisor of the actor union wiped the sweat from his forehead, his mouth was parched...

"Stop!" Murphy raised a hand.

Everyone else looked at this side, as if they were dissatisfied with Murphy's call to stop this sexy and hot dance. Jessica Chastain stood in front of the camera with her legs slightly apart, with one hand on her waist, her breathing was a little short, short Short dances consume a lot of physical energy.

She looked at Murphy in bewilderment, wondering why he suddenly called to stop. Could it be that she wasn't doing well enough?

For this possible audition scene, she not only practiced dancing hard, but also went to some underground strip clubs to ask for advice, which made many people think that she was so depraved that she wanted to enter this industry to make a living.

At this moment, she felt her body was icy cold, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"The dance is good." Murphy said this lightly.

Jessica Chastain let out a long breath, smiled unconsciously at Murphy, and felt that she had returned from the ice cellar to the warm Los Angeles in an instant.

Murphy turned to look at Erica Steinberg, "Do you have anything to ask?"

Erica Steinberg nodded and asked Jessica Chastain directly in front of the camera, "There will be a lot of **** during the shoot, can you accept it?"

Jessica Chastain gritted her teeth, "Yes..."

She wanted to say something, but Erica Steinberg raised her hand to stop, "We will discuss the specific terms with your agent."

For this kind of project that is noted by the union, the actor's audition is supervised by a representative of the actors' union, but that representative didn't say much from the beginning to the end. As long as they don't violate the rules, they are basically empty.

Hollywood has developed to the present, except for those small productions with chaotic investment, basically no one messes around in the audition room. This circle is indeed chaotic, but everyone is obeying the rules on the surface.

"I'm ready," Erica Steinberg said to Murphy. "Do you have any more?"

Murphy shook his head and gave Paul Wilson a look. Paul Wilson said, "Miss Chastain, this is the end of today's audition."

"thanks!"

Jessica Chastain smiled at Murphy and the others, took a coat handed over by a staff member, put it on, and walked out of the audition room.

In the audition room, Murphy stood behind the camera, watched the audition video again, and asked the person standing next to him, "Ai Rui, what do you think?"

Erica Steinberg is also staring at the picture, "Except for the slightly worse face, everything else is good. I think it's okay."

Murphy turned to look at the others, and Paul Wilson and Philip Raschel nodded as well.

"Let's take a look at the next two audition candidates." He was not in a hurry, "If there is no better one, we will choose her."

That afternoon, Murphy watched the auditions of two other actresses, and then asked Paul Wilson to notify Jessica Chastain's agent the next day, as well as the others of their failures.

Walking on Rodell Street, Carey Mulligan held Elizabeth Banks' arm affectionately. The two talked and laughed, and seemed to be in a very good mood.

Passing by an ice cream shop, Elizabeth Banks looked inside and suggested, "Shall we have some cold drinks?"

"Okay." Carey Mulligan pulled her and walked over there.

Stepping through the finely carved marble floor and entering the bright brass door, Carey Mulligan and Elizabeth Banks each ordered a glass of juice, found an empty table by the window, and sat down. down.

Elizabeth Banks is not as carefree as Carey Mulligan, and she is a little dazed when she sips juice.

"Still worried about the audition?" Carey Mulligan patted her hand reassuringly, "Although I didn't ask Murphy, I called Paul Wilson immediately after your audition, he is the casting director. He said Murphy was very pleased with you."

"Really?" Elizabeth Banks' eyes were full of hope.

"Of course!" Carey Mulligan said confidently, "I recommended you to Murphy seriously."

"Thank you, Carrie." Elizabeth Banks smiled gratefully, "I really don't know how to thank you."

The phone rang suddenly, and Elizabeth Banks took it out and took a look. It was her manager, thinking it was good news, she quickly pressed the answer button, and after hearing a few words from there, her face changed drastically, "What? I lost? The crew chose other actors?"

"What lost?" Carey Mulligan asked softly, then realized what was going on, and his voice suddenly raised, "You lost? How is this possible?" (To be continued.)