The Best Director

Chapter 62 Happiness

"Hoo, hoo"

Wang Yang in his sleep had a painful expression on his face, and he clenched his fists tightly. He suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from the nightmare sweating profusely. He couldn't help scratching his hair, and cursed with a broken smile: "Fuck..."

Wang Yang looked at the sky outside the window, it was still gray and hazy, and looked at the alarm clock beside the bed, it was only after five o'clock in the morning. He was lying on the bed with his hands resting on his head, thinking about the script of "Juno" and the issue of "Juno" candidates.

"Looking for Juno" has been going on for nearly two weeks. Wang Yang is now a "magic director". "High School Musical" made Jessica and Rachel a new generation of popular idols. E-Denschel has a lot of fans; now that he is shooting a new school movie, there are naturally countless girls who want to be Juno.

During this period of time, Wang Yang interviewed dozens of well-known and slightly famous actresses of the right age, and he also received sexual hints from several girls, and then he rejected them without hesitation. How can a girl with this mentality play Juno so well? Of course, those decent girls were also rejected by him in the end, not even a barely acceptable one. The problem was not with their appearance and temperament, but with their acting skills and their understanding of "Juno".

If you haven't seen Ellen Page's performance, he may find someone quickly. Ji's genius-level performance, the gap is highlighted. Juno is not just a "ghost spirit". I have learned a lot, and my mood is also changing little by little, becoming mature and courageous to face.

In the process, Juno will be hard-spoken and jealous that Pauly went to the party; she will also be sad and cry... all these elements combined are Juno.

But no girl can play all of them well. They don't really appreciate Juno, who is hard-spoken and soft-hearted.

Regarding this point, Wang Yang has long been mentally prepared. It is not possible to find an acting talent on the street, otherwise the star's salary will not be so high. There is only one Ellen Paige, and she is 12 years old now. This is also one of the reasons why he increased the role of the leading actor, Paulie. The leading actor also needs to shine, to share some of the pressure of Juno supporting the film. But Pauly's play is not a personal show, more often he is setting off Juno and completing the change of mentality with her.

Now those brokerage companies can't recommend any good candidates, so Wang Yang and Flame Films had no choice but to expand the scope of casting, and made an appointment with the actors' union. The casting will be held at Flame Films. All girls of the right age are willing to audition. , you can come and try.

Today is the first day of finding a needle in a haystack.

Wang Yang lay in bed thinking for a long time, and did not get up until the sky was bright. After spending a good morning, he drove to the company, sat in the chairman's office and continued to create, waiting for the audition time to arrive at 9:30.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk—" Suddenly the office door rang, and Wang Yang, who was sitting on the swivel chair, stared at the computer screen without looking up, and said, "Come in."

I saw Mark Slanter, who was wearing a black suit, walked in and said with a smile, "Hey, boss." He sat down on the chair in front of the desk, and Wang Yang looked at him and asked, "Mark, What's the matter? It's not audition time yet." Looking at the time, it's only 9 o'clock.

Mark Srante nodded with a smile and said: "It's not time yet, but many girls have already arrived, and now the company has become like a girls' school." Wang Yang snapped his fingers and said with a smile: "Okay, more girls Participate in the audition, and the chances of finding Juno will be higher." Mark Slant was somewhat disapproving, saying: "My boss, to be honest, I don't like this audition."

"The ones outside are just ordinary girls, and their acting skills are very limited." Mark Slanter spread his hands, looked at Wang Yang and said, "You know, what you need is a genius girl, and geniuses have long been famous, they Even when they were still in diapers, they started acting." He shrugged and said, "And then when they were 16 or 17 years old? Do you think they will still participate in this kind of large-scale casting? Maybe they are already Oscar queens .”

Wang Yang frowned, remained silent for a while, and then said: "Mark, I know this, but what else can I do now? I have to try."

"Actually, I have a pretty good candidate." Mark Slant crossed his legs and smiled smugly. Seeing his appearance, Wang Yang couldn't help but smile, and said, "Who, you were an artist under your management when you were a manager?" Mark Srant shook his head, and smiled exaggeratedly: "Wow, if I were If she is an agent, then I have become a gold medal agent a long time ago, maybe I will live in the Beverly area now." Wang Yang smiled and said: "It's amazing, who is that girl?" Mark Slanter quickly Authentic: "Natalie Portman."

"Natalie?" Wang Yang was startled, he should have guessed it a long time ago, Natalie Portman? He immediately frowned and said, "No, no."

Mark Slanter seemed to have expected it long ago. He smiled and spread his hands and said, "Why? We all know that she is a talented actress. Now, who is better at acting than a girl who is a high school student in Hollywood?"

Wang Yang did not refute. There is no doubt that Natalie Portman is indeed a talented actor, but...he thought for a while, and said with reasons: "Natalie's appearance and temperament are not suitable for Juno; and Her acting style may not be able to play Juno."

"Please, your reason is so bad, I know you can't even convince yourself." Mark Srant smiled indifferently, looked at Wang Yang who was silent, and said: "Yang, I understand What are you thinking, because of the previous scandal? Oh." He stroked his forehead and said, "My young boss, you have always been mature and rational, but this time, you are like a shy little boy. You should You know, work is work, and everything should be focused on movies”

"Mark..." Wang Yang crossed his arms helplessly, leaned on the back of the chair and turned around, but couldn't find any reason.

In terms of appearance and temperament, Natalie Portman and Ellen Page will definitely be two types, but Natalie's figure and appearance meet the requirements of high school students, and she is also very lively when she smiles; In terms of key acting skills, Natalie and Ellen Page are on par. Her acting style? A talented actor, facing different scripts and roles, she will have her own understanding and interpretation, and Natalie's style is to act superbly. At least until the audition, no one knows if she will be able to play Juno.

But Wang Yang does have some concerns about the outrageous scandal. He is not worried about being made up by the media, but if Natalie Portman plays Juno, Jessica will definitely feel very uncomfortable... He is not rational ? Wang Yang frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly thought of something, he burst out laughing and said, "Mark, we took it for granted. Even if I invite Natalie to play Juno, she won't agree. She said in the newspaper Having said that, we must concentrate on studying at Harvard, except for the "Star Wars" series, there will be no new films in the next few years."

Mark Slanter patted his head with an "oh", with regret on his face, then rolled his eyes and said, "Boss, do you think I don't know? But I still recommend her." After a pause, he said seriously: "As far as I know, this girl is facing a good script. Sometimes she doesn't even care about the salary. The key is whether you can impress her." He said in a slow tone, "Contact her."

"No..." Wang Yang refused very simply. After seeing that the time was almost up, he stood up and said, "Let's see the interview first, maybe I can find a Juno." Mark Slanter also stood up. Standing up, he shrugged and said, "God bless you."

Walking out of the office, Wang Yang and Mark Srant went to the audition room. The corridors, rest areas and other places outside were indeed full of girls, with blonde hair, black hair and brown hair... many girls greeted He said with a smile: "Yang" Wang Yang glanced at it, really dazzled, he smiled at the girls, then looked away and walked into the audition room.

"Let's get started, let the girls in." Sitting behind a judge's table, Wang Yang said to his secretary, Foona Hasson. Sitting next to him was Mark Slanter and Ms. Jackson, an interviewer sent by the Screen Actors Union. They were just helping out, and the decision was in Wang Yang's hands. Foona nodded and went out to ask the girls to come in one by one.

Wang Yang looked down at a casting request written by himself, and when he heard the sound of closing the door and "tapping" footsteps, he raised his head to look at the girl who walked in, and his calm face froze for a moment. I saw that Caucasian girl had light golden hair and long soft hair, quite a pretty face, with a little bit of sparrow, and a quiet temperament on her body...

The girl came over and said with a calm smile to the judges: "Hi, everyone, my name is Anne Darren." She handed a resume in her hand to Wang Yang, smiled slightly at him, and said: "director."

"Oh." Wang Yang took the resume blankly, looked at her without blinking, his heart was beating fast, it was Anne, Anne-Darren...the scene appeared vaguely in front of his eyes, in the dark Under the streetlights, the girl was crying desperately, her body was shaking; there was also that face he would never forget, a face full of bewilderment, and the sentence: "Director, should I go home?"

That face gradually overlapped with the girl in front of him, and Wang Yang's breathing became a little short. He tried his best to control the inexplicable excitement in his heart. He looked at the smiling Anne Darren, and couldn't help shouting "Thank God" in his heart. He suddenly laughed, very happily, holding Annie's resume tightly, and murmured: "Annie, Annie..." His eyes were full of spirits, and he said, "Do you still remember me?"

Annie in front nodded, showing a clean smile, and said softly, "Director, I think I will never forget you."

Wang Yang grinned, his heart was beating very fast, he raised his head, looked around again, and saw the company on the wall over there, that light yellow moth, that was this moth called Anne-Darren's girl.

Both Mark Slanter and Ms. Jackson looked at Wang Yang and Annie strangely. From what they said, they seemed to have known each other for a long time? Of course, "Ghost Story" was interviewed by Mark Slanter, but he had completely forgotten about this ordinary girl. Mark asked curiously: "Hey, do you know each other?"

"Yes, old friend." Wang Yang replied simply, and while opening Annie's resume, he smiled at her: "You are the first to come. But in fact, it is not good to be the first, there is no comparison." Annie smiled slightly He lowered his head and smiled, without speaking. Looking at her resume, Wang Yang felt a sense of familiarity. She was born on December 4, 1978. She has not yet passed her 21st birthday. She started to join the performing arts club in high school and acted in several school and local stage plays. She came to Hollywood after graduating high school, and her acting experience was...

Looking at the two unknown movie works in the list, looking at the two small characters with names, Wang Yang clenched his fists again uncontrollably, his heart was full of joy and excitement, as if he himself had won the victory After reading it for a long time, Wang Yang closed the resume and said with a smile: "Annie, I don't know what to say, you are a wonderful girl... let's start auditioning, you are a carefree and very casual girl, I think You have seen the basic information of the character of Juno, please perform her walking posture."

"Okay." Annie closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then started to walk around the room. She waved her hands vigorously, taking big steps, with a nonchalant expression on her face.

Wang Yang felt a little regretful in his heart. She had gone too far. Although her facial expressions had been greatly reduced by the influence of the stage play, her body language was still too exaggerated. Of course, the walking posture is just a place, and he can force her how to walk and correct it to meet his own requirements; but it is meaningless to do so. Anne's understanding of the role and her grasp of the performance are obviously unable to control Juno.

Next, Wang Yang asked Annie to perform Juno's tone of voice and several expressions of Juno, all of which had the same excessive problem. Annie interpreted Juno as a weird girl who brought opera to life instead of A quirky and straightforward girl.

Seeing Annie with a calm face, the words that he could say easily before suddenly got stuck in his throat, Wang Yang took a deep breath secretly, and then said: "Annie, I'm sorry, You are not suitable for this role."

"Oh." A trace of regret flashed across Annie's face, but she immediately smiled and said, "Director, I understand." She took the resume that Wang Yang handed back, and said to him, Mark Srant, and Ms. Jackson: "Then, goodbye." After saying that, she turned and left.

Seeing that Annie was about to open the door and go out, Wang Yang stood up suddenly and shouted: "Annie" Annie stopped and looked back at him, Wang Yang walked over to Jiang Ye, handed her his mobile phone, and said with a smile: "Give me your number." Annie said "Oh", took his mobile phone and pressed a series of numbers, then gave it back to him, and said with a quiet smile, "Okay."

Mark Slant over there shrugged at Ms. Jackson and said, "Old friend." Ms. Jackson also shrugged and said, "I know, old friend."

Wang Yang looked at "Anne Darren" in the phone's address book and couldn't help smiling. He walked back to the table and shouted loudly: "Next"

In one day, Wang Yang interviewed hundreds of girls. In the end, they were interviewed by a group of five people, but unfortunately, Mark Slanter did not find a treasure. Among these girls, none of them had any acting skills. Christina Richie is tall, not to mention compared to Ellen Page. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Yang finished his interview work for the day. He called Anne Darren and asked her out for dinner. He wanted to see the girl again and have a good chat with her about the current situation.

Anne Darren agreed to his invitation and told him where she was; so Wang Yang drove to Jiang Ye to pick her up.

In an elegant restaurant, Wang Yang and Annie were sitting in a corner, and a waiter in a suit asked beside him, "Sir, miss, what food do you need?" Wang Yang looked at the menu and asked Annie Asked: "Is the steak okay?" Annie who has been very quiet shook her head and said with a smile: "No, I don't eat beef." Wang Yang asked again: "How about two pasta?" Annie ordered nodded.

After the waiter left, Annie explained to Wang Yang: "I grew up on a farm. I think cows are very human animals. They are very emotional, and seem to understand what you say." She slightly Shaking his head with a smile, he said, "That's why I hate farms. My father always sends old cows that are no longer producing milk to the slaughterhouse. When I was a child, I often cried because of this. I wanted to escape from there."

Wang Yang listened to her words silently, feeling a little embarrassed. As the chef's son and the third-generation heir of the restaurant, he cooked beef not once or twice. But he could understand Anne's mood, probably as if someone wanted to slaughter his beloved dog, he would not cry, but would fight that guy desperately. Seeing that Annie over there fell silent, he smiled and said, "Annie, it's good to see you today. It's good that you didn't go home." Annie smiled, and Wang Yang smiled again and asked: " I haven't seen you for over a year, how are you doing?"

"Very good." Annie nodded, and said happily, "I got two chances to perform, both of which were roles with lines. You have read the resume." Wang Yang smiled and said, "Well, it's great." Annie suddenly looked serious, and said softly: "Director, thank you, it's your words that made me persevere."

"Annie..." Wang Yang's heart warmed, and he was about to say something. At this time, the waiter brought up two pasta, and he said "Please take your time, both" and left. Annie picked up the fork and said with a smile: "You know what? I was really taken aback when I saw the craze for Ghost Story and I knew it was your movie, it's incredible, you're awesome. She rolled up some noodles and put them into her mouth, saying: "Rachel McAdams acted very well, and then I understood what a life-like performance is, and I have been doing it ever since."

Wang Yang couldn't help laughing, and picked up a fork to roll up the pasta, and said with a funny face: "Actually, Rachel is just like you, she is greatly influenced by the stage play, but she knows how to control." He said his suggestion: " Annie, maybe you should audition for extravagant roles; or try to get out of the stage."

"Yeah." Annie nodded and said, "I thought so too, so I got those two roles." She smiled and said, "I'm also trying to get rid of the stage style, but I'm a bit stupid .” She shrugged and said with a smile, “I don’t know if I’ve made any progress.”

"You have made progress, your facial expression has become much more natural." Wang Yang praised, and said in a gentle voice: "Annie, keep it up." Annie nodded and smiled: "Thank you, I will."

The two ate pasta quietly for a while. Wang Yang looked at the girl opposite, feeling very peaceful and comfortable in his heart. A question that he had been thinking about for a long time suddenly became clear. How much he was afraid of this girl was still struggling in pain. on the other hand, she was afraid that she would go home, but now that she was in front of her eyes, she persevered and performed two roles.

With their own efforts, the flame-flaming moth escaped from the darkness and came to the beautiful countryside, which is great.

Wang Yang thought of the limping figure again, looking at Anne Darren who was sipping pasta, and suddenly said: "Annie, I'm sorry, I didn't stop that guy from beating you that day." Like a thorn in his heart, he always thought that if he ran faster, he would be able to stop that slap and that kick. He would only be brave and fierce, but he had never protected anyone, except maybe Jie when he was a child. Sika.

"Director, it's nothing." Annie stopped, with a look of reminiscence in her eyes, and said, "I just can't let him take my bag." She shook her head and smiled, and said, "At that time, my rent could not be paid. Now, all my money is in that bag, more than one hundred dollars, that’s all I have.” Wang Yang nodded silently, Annie lowered her head slightly, and said: “During that time, I always Thinking about suicide, it's too hard, I don't want to go home, but I'm so useless. Director, I was standing on the roof of the apartment building that night, and I was about to jump off."

Wang Yang's heart was gripped tightly. Although he saw her still alive in front of him, he still felt very uncomfortable. He took a deep breath and said, "Annie, I'm glad you didn't jump off."

"At that time, I was thinking, what kind of idiot am I, why did I become such a person, what am I pursuing? To be a star? A favorite show? A dream?" Annie frowned mockingly and said : "These are ridiculous. I don't deserve it. My parents are right. I went to Hollywood to seek death. I'm an idiot. I should die. Then I stood on the fence and the wind was very strong." Wang Yang frowned. When Annie said this, she suddenly laughed brightly, and said: "But I remembered you, your few words 'If you like it, you should stick to it, I don't think anyone can take away my pursuit of movies, God can't either, I don't want to regret it when I'm old'."

Hearing her say what she said verbatim, Wang Yang felt very fulfilled and happy, thank God, he didn't say "go home", if he had said that, Annie would have jumped off ?

"I like to perform, can I get it if I jump down?" Annie shook her head with a smile, and said, "There will be nothing, and then I will become an idiot. Maybe when I see God, he will say, 'You This idiot, why do you want to jump down, you just have to persevere, you can get the role'" She laughed, Wang Yang also laughed a few times, she laughed: "I tried to say to myself, stick to that director That's right, if you like it, you should persevere, no matter what goal or dream, you need to defend it before it will come true." After a pause, she said softly: "Director, thank you."

Annie's smile was very sweet, and the little freckles looked so cute. Wang Yang smiled and said, "Don't thank me, Annie, thank you."

"Okay, thank you, Annie." Annie smiled playfully, lowered her head and took a bite of pasta, and said, "You know what? When I finally got my first role, although there were only five lines, I my mood..." Speaking of these, she was still very excited and excited, aftertaste said: "I can't describe that kind of happiness, it's just great."

There was an unforgettable look in Wang Yang's eyes, and he said: "I know, I know it completely. When I won the distribution contract of Lionsgate, I was in that mood." He laughed and said, "Wow, that's too much. It's great, it feels like the whole body is surrounded by happiness, and it's all worth it."

"Happiness." Annie looked at him and smiled, and said with certainty: "It's happiness."

Wang Yang nodded with a smile, and said, "Well, it's happiness, we all found it."

After a pleasant dinner, Wang Yang sent Anne Darren back to her residence before driving back to his own home. It was very late, but Jessica was sitting on the sofa in the living room, watching TV. She glanced at Wang Yang and said with a smile, "Yang." Wang Yang called her before and told her that it would be very late at night. Will come back, but she just wanted to see him before going home to sleep.

"Hi." Wang Yang walked over to Jiang Ye and kissed her fiercely, jumped onto the sofa and hugged her, watched the talk show on TV, and said, "Oh, today's guest is Jim Carrey? Please, I missed half of it."

Jessica was leaning in his arms, watching the talk show with him, laughing loudly from time to time, but Wang Yang gradually calmed down. She looked up at him and asked softly: "Jan, what are you thinking?"

"Jessie, I had a dream last night." Wang Yang smiled slightly, holding her hands tightly. Jessica asked with great interest, "What dream?" Wang Yang looked into her eyes, and said with a smile, "I dreamed that we were just ordinary high school students. You gave birth to Juno, and we have to raise it ourselves, but the family , everyone was against us, felt we were incompetent, but obviously yes, we had no money, being evicted from the apartment we lived in, you couldn't take it, you left me."

Jessica frowned immediately, and interrupted him: "No, I won't, I won't leave you."

"I know, it's just a dream, and you in it are even blonde." Wang Yang kissed her, and continued: "Then I took Juno, and our father and daughter fell to the streets. During the day, I continued to dream of being a director. , took the "Ghost Story" CD to sell everywhere; at night, I took Juno to grab a bed in the welfare institution, but we couldn't get it, we had to sleep in the toilet of the subway station..."

Speaking of this, a thought in Wang Yang's mind became clearer and clearer. He suddenly said: "Jessica, I saw Anne Darren today, and I will have dinner with her tonight." Jessica was listening to his Meng, but suddenly changed the subject, she asked strangely: "Anne-Darren?" Wang Yang nodded and said: "Well, remember? On the day of the interview for "Ghost Story", she was the first one to come to the audition The girl." Jessica thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I don't really remember, I seem to have an impression, but I'm not sure. What's wrong with her?"

"She's fine." Wang Yang smiled and said, "She has found her own happiness. Jessica, I'm really happy, and I'm proud of her." Jessica heard a question mark and said: " Um, why?" So, Wang Yang told the whole story, but he didn't mention Annie's suicide, which was a personal affair after all.

Jessica suddenly realized, before she could say anything, Wang Yang suddenly clenched his fist and said excitedly: "Jessica, I want to make a movie again, a story about the pursuit of happiness." Jessica was stunned. and asked, "What, what about "Juno"?" Wang Yang shrugged and said with a smile, "Of course I will also shoot two."

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PS: I believe everyone has guessed it. This is "When Happiness Knocks on the Door". Many people may think that Wali is crazy, but no, all these stories are in the outline. Wali wrote this after careful consideration. Those who have put in countless thoughts will also echo back and forth.

"When Happiness Knocks on the Door" will not have any plot revisions, and the revision of "Juno" has aroused a lot of opinions. Wali recommends the comments of "Jiang Qi". He said a lot of things that Wali wanted to say Oh, Wow Li didn’t mean to blaspheme the classics, but why did he write it like this, Wow Lee can only say that this is a novel, novels have the needs and needs of novels, in fact, Wow Lee can honestly write one by one, copy and copy, Why engage in so many tricks? But is that really interesting?

Wali's idea is very simple. I want to inject new vitality into entertainment novels and contribute wonderful stories to everyone. This is what Wali has been thinking and doing. Many things are not a chapter, but two chapters are finished. But wow's determination to strive for excellence will not change, thank you for your support.

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