7. First Audition

7 first auditions

Fortunately, in 2001, Los Angeles had basically popularized computers, and the Hollywood Star's manager's office had one and had Internet access, and fortunately, Jenny Jane has always behaved well, never late or leave early, so although Johnny's face was a little stinky, he still opened the office and asked her to send such an email, "Don't make an example, don't spread the word." "

"Thank you, old John. Jenny smiled and said to him, "Don't spread the word about it." "

Johnny snorted, "If you're talking about Jessica, don't worry, I'm not going to kill myself." "

It's not that Jessica can't stand the stimulation so much, but from Johnny's point of view, he definitely hopes that the two hostesses can try to stay in the restaurant for as long as possible. Jenny's progress on this side must be a stimulus for Jessica, and it may accelerate her departure from Hollywood stardom, and Jenny is familiar with this kind of comparison psychology, and it seems that Johnny is no stranger to it.

After making sure that Dave received it, Jenny didn't ask too much and continued to work until the end of the shift before calling Dave.

"It's CSI. As soon as the phone was answered, Dave said that he was a little excited, "They need a criminal, a little bit of a requirement for appearance and acting skills, it was originally about Christine Dunst, but anyway, she can't come now." They had to find a replacement right away, and this was the first episode of the second season, so there was no room for error, so there would be another audition. A friend of mine is on the set, and I just talked to him about it - I recommended you. "

It was a nice opportunity for Jenny to perk up, "Dave, I really don't know what to say." "

"Don't say it, it's just an opportunity, whether your resume can pass the preliminary review depends on luck. Dave chuckled on the other end of the phone, "It's a pity I couldn't make it to New York on the day of the audition, I wish you all the best." "

After a few more small talks, Jenny hung up, looked at it thoughtfully before putting it in her pocket.

She really didn't expect Dave's line to bring her feedback so early, according to her expectations, after the new season of "Vampire Slayer Buffy" starts filming, there will be some inconsequential small roles that need to be recruited before each episode starts filming, that is, as the saying goes, one episode of the show, most of the auditions will start before the season After all, most of them are a bit of a weighty supporting role, and more of the tricks are recruited after the script is written, and after the crew starts filming, each episode means many opportunities for tricks. And if Dave hadn't been transferred, he would still be an actor assistant director, of course, he would have to come to Los Angeles to work together, and at that time, she could get one or two cameo opportunities, which could be regarded as Jeanne Jane's body officially entering the industry, and then she could try to find some supporting roles in independent films, and then see if she could join the Screen Actors Guild and find herself an agent.

Unexpectedly, before Buffy started filming, Dave brought her an audition opportunity for a CSI special criminal, although he said that whether he could enter the interview or not depends on her resume, but according to Chen Zhen's understanding of the entertainment industry, there is Dave, the actor assistant director, recommended, no matter what, she will definitely have an interview opportunity, this kind of backdoor is indispensable in ancient and modern China and abroad, as long as Dave's friends really treat him as a friend, can this face not be given?

But Dave himself doesn't know the type of character, and although Jenny has heard of CSI's fame, she didn't like bloody scenes very much in her previous life, but she hasn't watched this series, and she doesn't have it in her memory space, so she can only hone her acting skills in general while waiting for the following.

About three days later, she received an audition call, and the other party gave her the time and place, and told her the role requirements for the audition. Even Jenny was a little nervous at this time, although she was very clear about some of the rules of the entertainment industry, but in her previous life, she married a wife directly after graduating from college, and in fact, she didn't participate in a few auditions at all, and the only few times she went through with her classmates in college, and the nature of playing tickets is even heavier, and this feeling of putting all your hopes on an audition is the first time to experience.

It is no wonder that the proportion of practitioners in the entertainment industry who have psychological problems is particularly high, if this kind of experience of going to the audition with hope but not being selected a few more times, it would be strange if the psychology is not out of balance. - It's no wonder that Jessica especially doesn't like to talk about her audition process, don't look at her as a Hollywood star, she often receives more tips than Jenny, but every failed audition definitely means denial, which means a damage to her self-esteem, the contrast is so obvious, it's strange that she likes to talk about it.

On the day of the audition, she arranged a break, went to bed early the night before, calculated the time, and appeared in the audition department of CBS TV station with a pinch, reporting her identity and the phone number of the other party, and the front desk lady gave her a pass after verification, and Jenny Jane entered the crowded audition department with this pass.

The office building was large and spacious, and many people passed by in a hurry, and no one paid special attention to Jenny, even though she was a rare and pretty girl—a pretty girl is all too common in CBS, especially since this is an audition department. When Jenny walked to the audition office No. 3, she was stunned: there were at least twelve or thirteen blondes sitting here, all of them good-looking, in their youth.

The audition office was set up like a hospital, with a spacious waiting area outside, and Jenny thought it was like a waiting room for a psychopathic plastic surgeon's follow-up visit, and then she was secretly frightened by the number of people: it was just a special character in one episode, and there were more than a dozen competitors, and most of them were very good-looking. The competition in Hollywood is indeed several times more fierce than that in China's entertainment industry.

She walked to the office door, registered her name with a secretary, and sat down to read the audition script, not in the mood to chat with the auditioners, who were all her competitors: nobodies eager to become famous, not would-be winners who had already found their place in Hollywood, and it was a waste of energy to socialize with them.

She already knew that she was going to play a cunning and vicious female star with a lot of stories behind her, a premeditated murderer, and resourceful, successfully covering up the evidence, and exiting the confrontation with the CSI team. - This also explains why the crew specially invited an actress with some experience to make a cameo, this kind of role is easy to be played by ordinary actors. Jenny speculated that if filming wasn't about to start and they couldn't find a suitable guest actor, such a demanding role would not have been selected for low-level actors.

Judging from the script she got, this scene also has a lot of room to play, although it is short and there are not many lines, but the scene is full of tension and has certain requirements for the actors' acting skills.

[In the powder room]

Nick pulls out the evidence bag, which contains the victim's gloves, which are stained with blood.

Nick: You know what it is.

Vanita was dressed in a fancy dress and touching up her makeup, and she looked at Nick in the mirror, her tone cold and bored

Huanita: It's Judy's glove, what do you want to illustrate? More than a hundred people recognize it, Judy wore it when she died, and we all saw it.

Nick: yes, it's Judy's glove, she was wearing it when she died, in the garment room a hundred yards away. She had been fatally stabbed, and in a panic she covered the wound, which was covered in her blood. But we couldn't find the first scene, the range of blood in the costume room was too small, there was no splash mark, and the killer dragged her from the first scene to the costume room. Then the blood was washed and it was clean, and we found no evidence.

Huanita made a bored face

Nick: We searched your break room and there was no bloodstain reaction.

Huanita: You're delaying my time, officer, I'm going to have a very important interview right now. VOGUE, YOU KNOW? V-O-G-U-E.

Nick: However, Ms. Huanita, I'm here today to share with you the good news that Judy wasn't the only one left on the first scene. We have already deduced that this is an acquaintance who committed the crime, and it happened suddenly, and Judy tried her best to fight the murderer after being stabbed, and it is likely that the murderer left some scars on his body.

Together, Canita and Nick look at a scar on Canita's shoulder

Nick: And it's a pair of cashmere gloves with tear marks on the fingertips and palms, and Judy quickly loses the ability to resist after a rapid loss of blood, trying to find some support as she falls to her knees, but ultimately fails. But this process leaves us with a crucial and valuable clue – wool fibers. At the first scene she left evidence enough to convict, wool fibers with blood.

Huanita's face changed slightly, and she involuntarily glanced at a rough decorative wall.

Nick walked to the wall and turned on his flashlight to carefully inspect the wall, but found nothing, the wall was very clean and there were no traces.

Nick looks at Canita, and the two meet in the mirror, and Canita smiles smugly, subtlely, and slyly.

Juanita got up and approached Nick, reaching for the bag, which Nick hid behind her. Huanita continued to raise her hand, caressing Nick's cheek, and took a step closer, almost landing a kiss on his lips.

Huanita: As I said, I have a very important interview. You have my search clearance, officer, please.

Nick gritted his teeth, and Huanita smiled mysteriously and slowly left

Judging from the script, there is sexual attraction between Canita and Nick, and she is very confident in her crime, and does not think that Nick can find enough evidence, and Nick knows that he was teased by Anita. In just a dozen sentences of dialogue, the offensive and defensive strength and momentum of the two are constantly changing, which is a very tense two-person play. Appearing in the closing stages of this episode is just right, and the difficulty of creating Huanita lies in her strong self-confidence and outstanding acting skills, in other words, she has to play the star flavor.

In her impression, CSI is CBS's ace drama, she checked the information in the past few days, and sure enough, the average ratings of the first season of this drama have been ranked first and second in the United States, with 20 million viewers. In such an episode, playing a glamorous star who has a strong sexual attraction to the main actor, both good and evil, even an actress who has already played a certain supporting role will not be taken lightly, Jenny looked around, and sure enough, she also found one or two faces that were a little bit familiar.

"I'm sorry for letting you run for nothing. She silently apologized in her heart. "I'm going to decide on this role. "

Yes, for the role that seems to be tailor-made for her this time, Chen Zhen is already determined and confident.