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The surrounding noises submerged Michael like a tide, and the huge pressure grabbed his legs like water plants. No matter how hard he struggled, he was always just floating on the sea surface, unable to escape this boundless ocean at all. At this moment, a call came to Michael's ears through waves and waves. He woke up in an instant, and suddenly tuned into the real world. Stuffed, and then heard Lance's voice asking again, "Your answer?"

Michael shuddered, "Of course, of course it's okay!" He stumbled and almost choked on his own saliva, so he had to breathe heavily to relieve his tension.

"Very good. Tomorrow you can take your agent directly to the company to sign the contract. I will send you a text message with the address." Lance's explanation was not sloppy, and after speaking concisely, he was about to hang up the phone.

"I don't have an agent." Michael blurted out with some urgency, but after he said it, he couldn't help closing his eyes, looking a little annoyed. Lance is a director and a producer, but he is not his friend, nor his manager. It is superfluous for him to discuss this issue with Lance. Michael had to explain, "I mean, what do I do if I don't have an agent?"

The other end of the phone did not answer immediately, but was silent for a while, which made Michael hold his breath. It was only two seconds, but it seemed that two centuries had passed, "If necessary, I can introduce you to you. To the William Morris Agency; if you have a plan, I can notify the Screen Actors Union to send an official agent tomorrow."

"William Morris!" Michael said directly without any hesitation. Although he didn't have a deep understanding of Hollywood games, the names of the five major brokerage companies were still very clear. "If possible..." Then he added a sentence with a little lack of confidence.

It has been three years since Michael came to the United States to work hard, but he has never been appreciated by his agent, especially his obvious European-style acting skills, which seems a bit unacceptable in the United States, so it is difficult to find an agent Build a relationship of mutual trust with him. During the recent period of time, he has been thinking repeatedly whether he should return to Europe and seek a breakthrough in his film career there instead of struggling to support himself in the Vanity Fair of Hollywood.

However, upon hearing Lance's words, a glimmer of hope rose inexplicably in Michael's heart—at the audition scene of "the day after tomorrow", Lance could see his acting methods and skills. Will he be more in line with his expectations? Even knowing the idea was absurd, Michael grabbed at straws impulsively.

Those azure blue eyes came to mind, Michael secretly clenched his fists, and all the panic and hesitation calmed down.

"I see. See you tomorrow!" Lance didn't say anything more, and then hung up the phone. Michael was still in a daze, unable to recover for a long time.

"Michael?" Jessica hesitated, patted Michael's arm hesitantly, and cast a worried look.

Michael woke up suddenly, only then realized that Lance had taken up the cable, turned his head and looked at Jessica excitedly, unbelievable light burst out from those immersed eyes, and his thin lips were just like that. He opened his mouth and burst into a wanton smile. Those neat white teeth looked like the gums of a shark. "I got the job! I got the job!" The voice changed from small to loud, one sentence louder than one sentence, and finally He simply jumped up excitedly on the spot, conveying his excitement with all his movements.

Jessica's eyes became wider and wider, and the ecstasy surged up little by little from the depths of her heart, and she jumped up with Michael irresistibly, "What happened? What happened?" Jessica Can't wait to ask, it's already early in the morning, and it's too unexpected that Michael will receive the news of work. As far as she knows, Michael doesn't have an agent.

"It was Lance's call just now..." Michael said out of breath, his eyes were like the North Star above the sky, but before he could finish his words, Jessica said inexplicably, "Lancelo T-Strello?" Michael nodded, and Jessica couldn't help but screamed, "Ah! Aah! God, his Lancelot!" Looking at Jessica that The expression of disbelief even brought Michael's emotions to the sky again, "It's his / mother / Lancelot!" Michael also shouted.

"Lance said that there is a role that is very suitable for me. He asked me to sign the contract tomorrow. He will introduce me to William Morris." Michael finished the summary in a few words, but after thinking about it seriously, Lance's call just now It's that simple too. Then Michael tilted his head. Recently, "The Day After Tomorrow" is in the promotional period. Of course, it has nothing to do with him. He hasn't received any news about Lance before. Today, he suddenly sent good news... "I don't even know I haven't participated in the audition." Michael's face was full of doubts.

Jessica was also stunned, but after turning around in her mind, she couldn't help venting her emotions, "Jesus Christ, it seems that you have been appreciated by this new director!" She punched boldly Pounding Michael's chest, he laughed and said.

Michael thought about it carefully. After the excitement reached its peak, it began to settle down, but the heat in his heart could not be extinguished. The joy and excitement flowed quickly in the blood, but it could not be expressed by actors, but the smile on the corner of his mouth slowly converged. When he got up, it fell to the bottom of his heart like pieces of gold.

Lance hung up the phone and thought for a while. He originally thought that after "the day after tomorrow" achieved such outstanding results, Michael should have an agent, but the result was unexpected. But after thinking about it, Lance also knows how difficult it is to find a suitable agent, and he himself is the most direct example.

However, this is also good, introduce Michael to Cole, and see if William Morris Agency can find a suitable agent for Michael.

In fact, the reason why Lance thinks of Michael Fassbender can be divided into two parts.

The first part is naturally because of "Murder with a Borrowed Knife". The two roles of Anne and Richard were handed over to the William Morris Agency, and the two roles of Ada and Felix were taken by the Creative Artists Agency, plus The two characters of Vincent and Max also belong to two different camps. In this way, the confrontational balance between the two brokerage companies has been formed. Whether it is the weight of the characters or the proportion of the plot, the two are on par .

In this way, the role of Fanning will tilt the center of gravity of the crew, and Lance will be handed over to Michael—it is out of selfishness. Compared with the other actors in several roles, Michael can be regarded as Lance’s direct lineage, not belonging to Either party only really belongs to Lance's direct lineage as the producer, which can increase Lance's control over the crew. Michael didn't have an agent, which was icing on the cake, ensuring Lance's balance.

Even if Lance introduces Michael to Cole tomorrow, he will persuade Michael not to sign the contract for the time being, and to sign after the filming of "Borrowing a Knife" is over. I believe that Cole can also understand the trade-off of interests.

The second part is the continuation of Lance's self-consideration. Before "borrowing a knife to kill someone", Lance knew that the agency's constraints were more on the production company, because their interests were all maintained on the production company, and for the director, which agency company, which is the top five? It doesn't matter whether it's an independent brokerage company, because the director values ​​the strength of the actor and the closeness to him. In other words, direct descendants.

Almost every director has his own cast, such as Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, such as Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro - and later Leonardo - DiCaprio, and Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

The real big-name directors have their own production team, including crew members and cast members. Lance has gradually established his own production team. The team headed by Albert and Hayden started to cooperate with "City of God" and "The Day After Tomorrow". Now, Lance feels that it is time to start building his own team of direct actors.

In fact, the direct lineup of the director has profound significance. In addition to the factors of multiple cooperation and deep knowledge, the main reason is that the direct lineup can maximize the will of the actors, reduce the influence of the brokerage company, and condense the director's influence on the crew. control.

Take the cast of "Murder with a Borrowed Knife" as an example. If Tom Cruise is the queen actor of Lance, even if Wade Russell objects, Tom will not hesitate to play the role, then even if the creative artist agency wants to intervene, Also powerless.

Johnny is like this to Tim, just need a phone call from Tim, no script, no role, no offer, no agent...Without any other factors, Johnny can directly nod and agree to play, even at the expense of Starred in Tim's work, and turned down other performance offers.

This is the best embodiment of the strong bond between director and actor.

After experiencing the casting of "Murder with a Borrowing Knife", Lance felt the need to establish his own actor system for the first time. Michael Fassbender seemed to be a perfect choice - solid foundation, good talent, Dedicated spirit, image with operational value and plasticity worth looking forward to. Therefore, Lance was willing to introduce Michael to the William Morris agency in order to gradually establish a relationship network.

In this way, the cast of "Borrowing Knife" is officially confirmed: Tom Cruise, led by Lancelot Strelow, Kate Beckinsale, Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbender, Mark Ruffalo and Julie Christie form the cast!