From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Rachel McAdams was a little nervous and a little annoyed. She didn't know what to do.

Her audition was halfway through, and the emotions of sadness and bitterness were in an awkward limbo, like being kicked out of a restaurant halfway through a meal.

So, what next?

Anson?

Should she grab Anson's attention? But how could she do that? There must be countless people in Hollywood throwing themselves at Anson right now. He's probably seen all sorts of tricks, and she would just look like a clown.

But, just end it like this? Just leave like this?

Audition, is there no hope?

In a hurry, Rachel didn't have time to pay attention to Anson. Her attention lingered for a moment, but finally she looked at Marcia, casting a look for help.

She, like a fool, was holding her phone, maintaining the posture of answering, and even her mouth was still puckered up like a frog, stunned like a wooden chicken—

She felt like an idiot.

No, she is an idiot.

...

Marcia didn't have time to pay attention to the psychological activities of an auditioning actor. Her eyes were completely on Anson, not hiding the admiration in her eyes.

"God, how did you get here?"

"Oh, I can't believe it, in just a few months, you've become even more handsome."

Marcia teased half-jokingly and half-seriously, and Anson spread his hands.

"It's all thanks to tequila."

With a joke, the atmosphere instantly relaxed, and Marcia's eyes were full of smiles.

Marcia, "So, are you here to supervise the work?"

Anson, "No, I'm just here to help. You know, small crews have limited budgets, and we need to do everything ourselves; I thought, maybe you could use me when casting, so I came over to take a look."

"Oh, right, and also to visit the set."

"Sorry, I wasn't sure about your lunch menu, so I ordered Chinese takeout. It should have arrived downstairs and is being delivered to the second floor."

Wow, ho ho ho.

There was cheering and praise, and Marcia and Nicholas were very happy. They exclaimed that they had just ordered Chinese food too, and that they were definitely on the same wavelength.

Back and forth, the air in the room also became lighter.

Marcia noticed and realized that they were still in the middle of the audition process, and it was obviously inappropriate to leave the actor innocently hanging there; but now there was no need to continue the audition, this actor was still too sweet—

Kaylee, this is a scarred character.

The story theme and plot progression of "The Butterfly Effect" are destined for the tragic tone of the character. Not only Evan and Kaylee, the two protagonists, but every character in the movie is struggling in the cycle of tragedy.

To be precise, this is not a tragedy, but a heavy work with tragic overtones, and even to some extent, it is desperate.

Marcia didn't think this actor was the right choice.

After a moment of thought, Marcia looked at Rachel, "Okay, let's end the audition here. We will notify you of the follow-up situation separately."

Rachel was stunned—

She knew that this was equivalent to a death sentence.

Her first reaction was to blame Anson, to blame the staff who had interrupted the audition just now. Before that, her audition was all on track.

However, after a brief pause, Rachel knew that there was no need.

Faced with unexpected situations, her handling was indeed terrible; and before that, she had not been able to catch the attention of the casting director.

She should blame herself.

Taking a deep breath, Rachel tried hard to regain her composure, but the problem was that she understood the reasoning, but the bitterness in her mouth still lingered.

"Thank you!"

Rachel showed a smile again, but at this time she was not in the mood to pay attention to Anson at all. She turned around and prepared to leave, her shoulders drooping, inevitably a little frustrated and annoyed.

However, a voice came from behind.

"Wait."

Rachel was immersed in her own thoughts and didn't realize that she was the one being called. Her steps had already reached the door when the voice came again.

"Rachel, wait."

Rachel was stunned. At this time, she finally reacted, turned around, and looked around with wide eyes. Finally, her eyes fell on Anson.

"Me?" Rachel asked.

The smile on the corner of Anson's mouth raised slightly, "Yes, Miss McAdams."

Rachel: ??? "You know me?"

Know, of course I know—

"The Notebook", "Doctor Strange", "Spotlight", "About Time", etc., although Rachel has never stood at the top of the pyramid, she has always been a beautiful landscape in Hollywood.

This sweetheart's acting path has always been restricted by her appearance, and she has always been trapped in the vase roles of romantic love, but in fact, she has always had her own thoughts on acting and movies. Even if she is limited by her talent and cannot show off her acting skills on the big screen, she has indeed been continuing her acting career.

Whether it is a small fresh independent film or a work with social issues, Rachel is exploring her positioning and image as an actor.

Compared with Kate Beckinsale and Lindsay Lohan, who are equally beautiful but have never escaped the shackles, Rachel's acting vitality is much more vigorous. Later, she successively won acting nominations with works such as "Spotlight" and "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret."

However, the current Rachel is still an unknown little character.

It wasn't until 2004 that she became popular for playing the villainous school belle in the movie "Mean Girls", which opened up her career situation.

Anson was also a little surprised to see Rachel at the audition site.

From the appearance point of view, Rachel is not suitable for Kaylee, and Anson agrees with Marcia's judgment; but Anson knows the mood of the actors. Being interrupted during the audition and being rejected before the performance is over is definitely uncomfortable.

So, at least, Anson can let Rachel complete a complete audition.

In fact, Anson thought it was a bit interesting to see Rachel, because Rachel later starred in many time travel and butterfly effect type works, "The Time Traveler's Wife", "About Time", etc.

However, Anson couldn't say it directly, he pointed to the resume on the table.

Rachel suddenly realized, revealing a restrained smile, "Sorry, obviously the thoughts in my head are not very normal now."

Anson showed a smile, "That's why I don't like Broadway."

"Huh?" Rachel didn't understand Anson's joke.

Marcia laughed out loud, mocking Anson's failed joke.

Anson touched his nose, "Because stage performances require dealing with too many unexpected events. Obviously, my acting skills are not enough to cope with those situations. I still like movies, which allow actors to make mistakes."

Rachel shrugged slightly, still not understanding Anson's joke, "I think I have no room to pick and choose. I am willing to accept any role."

Anson raised his eyebrows slightly, "Any?"

Rachel looked at Anson's eyes, and then looked down at her shirt, her eyes falling on the undulating curves in front of her chest, unbuttoning her shirt with her eyes.

She didn't say anything, but the meaningful meaning of this look was obvious. Marcia was directly choked by her own saliva. She didn't expect that this sweetheart also had such a sharp side.

Sure enough, you can't judge a book by its cover.

Anson also looked a little flustered, but unexpectedly, Rachel raised her head to look at Anson and winked playfully, a sly look in her eyes—

So, is this a counterattack?