From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

From "Friends" to "The Princess Diaries", the first lesson Anson learned was that what the eyes can see is often the most direct—

They can create an illusion.

So, how to use one's own advantages, how to skillfully transform one's strengths and weaknesses, and how to use visual effects to break the shackles of image.

This became Anson's first step into the role.

If everyone forms stereotypes based on height and appearance, such an actor would definitely not be able to play a nerdy freak; then Anson can also use these stereotypes to create the image of a marginal character on campus.

After all, in middle school, the small groups that huddled together were also colorful, including the appearance faction, the sports faction, the academic faction, the school bully faction, and so on.

With a few strokes, an image becomes three-dimensional.

Sam still lowered his eyes, and no one could see what he was thinking. He carefully examined the equipment and books in front of him—

These scattered fragments of impressions quietly merged into the image of a hasty glance in the morning coffee shop.

Then, Sam understood why he associated Anson with Peter Parker when he saw him in the morning.

Scholarly air.

In addition to youthfulness, sunshine, low-key shyness, and other qualities, there is also that restrained scholarly air, not ostentatious or sharp, as refreshing as a boy next door.

Sam asked.

To be precise, this was also a question that Sam couldn't figure out:

For a marginal character like Peter Parker, a skateboard seemed too flashy, but in the morning, when he saw Anson's back leaving on a skateboard, it didn't feel out of place at all. Everything seemed natural and harmonious, and it overlapped with the image of Peter Parker in his mind.

Why?

In traditional stereotypes, marginal characters should be gray and inconspicuous. Even when walking on campus, they should sneak along the shadows of the corners, as if they would not appear in the sunlight, nor would they appear in the sight of any influential figures, just like a shadow projected on the ground.

Skateboard?

Too ostentatious.

Anyway, Sam would never ride a skateboard.

Sam didn't understand why this seemed reasonable on Anson, so he directly threw out the question.

Anson didn't understand Sam's confusion either. He couldn't read Sam's mind, but Anson had his own understanding of choosing a skateboard.

"For high school students, what really attracts attention is a car. Anyone who turns sixteen, if their family can buy him or her a car, he is the king of the school."

Everyone present nodded, because they had all experienced it. Anson's words immediately awakened their high school memories.

The slightly chubby lady even showed a smile, "A car is more useful than a face."

Anson also laughed and continued.

"But obviously, Peter Parker can't afford one."

"Not to mention a car, he can't even afford a bicycle. So, he chose a skateboard, riding it to go out and sketch, going to the corners of the city to observe creatures."

Ian lightly raised his chin, revealing a look of understanding, as if he was persuaded by Anson.

But Sam wasn't.

"No," Sam said, "He would choose a bus or subway."

It was just a simple sentence, but Sam seemed very sure.

The atmosphere became slightly tense.

Ian, "Sam..."

Sam ignored Ian and continued to speak on his own.

"He's not good at sports."

"At least not before being bitten by the spider. Not only is he not good at it, but he's especially bad, which is one of the reasons why he's bullied by those school bullies."

"Thin, pale, malnourished."

"That should be the reason why you wear so many layers of clothes, to hide your figure. Obviously, you also considered this, but choosing a skateboard is self-contradictory."

Crackle.

He didn't say anything until he hit the nail on the head.

Ian was a little stunned.

The slightly chubby lady showed a smile, with a look of watching a good show.

Sam didn't realize that his words had made the atmosphere tense. He raised his head and looked at Anson.

Finally, Sam's sleepy eyes looked directly into Anson's eyes, as if waiting for Anson's response.

Anson was stunned, and then the smile on the corner of his mouth gently rose, "Sorry, I didn't consider it carefully."

This was a fact, there was no need to deny it—

Anson was still inexperienced.

This audition, from yesterday to today, all happened within twenty-four hours. Sony Columbia also set traps in different places. From Edgar to Anson, they needed to process a lot of information and determine the direction of the audition performance. In a hurry, some omissions were inevitable.

However, from the experience of the previous life, making mistakes is very bad, very bad, no one wants to make mistakes; but it is inevitable in real life, so, making mistakes doesn't matter, facing the mistakes frankly and thinking about solutions, this is the right attitude. Constantly denying mistakes or shirking responsibility will only make things worse.

What's more, standing in front of him at this moment are the director and the producer, and their understanding and conception of the script are definitely more comprehensive than Anson.

Making mistakes is no big deal.

Anson, face it calmly.

Sam stared at Anson's clear and bright eyes, for a while, and then for a while, but Sam avoided his eyes first and lowered his eyelids.

"Normal," he said.

"It's normal to make mistakes. If you were perfect in every way, I would almost suspect that you had read the script in advance."

It was precisely this kind of omission that made Sam appreciate Anson even more—

Mainly appreciating Anson's attitude towards mistakes.

From the current meeting, Anson is a down-to-earth character, he knows what he knows, and he doesn't know what he doesn't know. Even if he makes a mistake, he faces it calmly.

The sincerity in his eyes is consistent with his actual actions.

Moreover, it can be seen that Anson's research on the character is very thorough and comprehensive, and it is very close to the Peter Parker that Sam has in mind.

Is this a good thing?

Sam was still a little hesitant about Anson's appearance. He said in a low voice, "After being bitten by the spider, it would be reasonable for Peter Parker to carry a skateboard with him."

Although Sam had just refuted Anson, he couldn't forget the scene in the morning—

Anson carried a skateboard, easily resolved the predicament, and then turned and left on the skateboard.

It was just a small action, but it left a deep impression in his mind.

After muttering to himself, Sam didn't wait for a response, turned and walked towards his position, "We can test the script performance now."

Right, script performance.

Everyone had forgotten about this. Sam's sudden action interrupted it, and the entire audition deviated from the track, and the memory was biased; in the end, Sam pulled the track back again.

Ian glanced at the full desk of books and supplies, couldn't help laughing, took out that page of the script, and handed it to Anson.

"You have thirty seconds to browse the script, and then give us a performance. That's all."

Thirty seconds?

Are they rushing to eat?

But Anson didn't directly complain, but gestured to the desk in front of him, "Why don't I clean up first?"

Ian noticed Anson's eyes, understood, and showed a meaningful smile, "Okay, you clean up first, hurry up."

While cleaning up, Anson put that page of the script beside him and quickly scanned it.

The third update.