From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

"But I never thought..." Marcia said the first half, and Garry took over the second half, his eyes slightly brightened, and his thoughts were all connected, "It turns out that Michael is not only beautiful inside, but also beautiful outside."

Anson: ...Why does this sentence sound a bit weird?

Marcia snapped her fingers, "We are still trapped by our fixed thinking, wholeheartedly trying to copy and paste Mia's setting, so that we fall into a rut and limit the possibilities of the character ourselves."

According to the concept, they will start from details such as braces, glasses, and hairstyles to create Mia as an ugly duckling, a literal ugly duckling, and then use professional means to complete the transformation.

Naturally, they had the same idea when conceiving Michael, but obviously, this is not easy, because there are not many transformation options for men, and high school students cannot keep a homeless man's beard; and braces, glasses, and other methods are best not to be used repeatedly.

Then, they trapped themselves.

But!

Anson and Garry's conversation brought inspiration, and Marcia opened the door to a new world—

If high school students dress themselves up because of their hobbies, such as ACG, metal rock, or gothic, etc., they don't even need to make a fuss about their appearance, and they will naturally be classified by their classmates.

A nerd who likes the retro culture of the 1960s, even if he is the lead singer of a band, is still alternative and has no way to enter the field of vision of the school's popular figures, so no one cares about his appearance.

Marcia looked at Anson again, "Garry, to be honest, my biggest confusion lies in height and body shape."

"Not to mention high school girls, but very, very few adult women like pretty boys whose body frame cannot bring a sense of security. Tom Cruise had his era, but that era has passed."

Despite being straightforward and even sharp, Marcia grasped a key point—

In the previous life, in "The Princess Diaries", Robert's height was slightly regrettable, 5.58 feet (170 cm), even shorter than Anne.

Of course, from the perspective of the story setting, this is in line with common sense of the plot, because Michael is one year younger than Mia, and boys often develop later than girls. It is normal for him to be shorter than Mia.

This did not affect the movie's box office. "The Princess Diaries" was still successful, because the unique core of the entire movie was Mia played by Anne; but Marcia's words made people inevitably have an idea. If the role of Michael could satisfy more women's imaginations and adapt to a wider market, could the movie be even better?

"Height. Body shape. These are important factors in satisfying adult female audiences' fantasies about princes, but the problem is that if you satisfy their fantasies, then such a height and body shape in high school cannot go unnoticed."

"On the one hand, we need him to be invisible; on the other hand, we need him to be able to satisfy the imagination of female audiences, which is almost impossible."

Marcia... finally said it.

She endured and endured, repeatedly admonishing herself not to expose her true thoughts, but now she still couldn't help it.

However, it doesn't matter, because Marcia already has a solution.

"But now, I can see the possibility in Anson."

"The Beatles' bowl cut, wearing T-shirts with graffiti of different rock figures or ACG figures, holding a guitar at all times, or books."

"We use his hobbies as camouflage, and also use his hobbies as details to improve the character. When the classmates in the school automatically classify him into the ranks of nerds and geeks, no one will care about his height and body shape."

Marcia was talking eloquently, while Anson had another idea in his mind—

James Franco.

They just filmed "Freaks and Geeks", and James is also a standard handsome guy with the temperament of James Dean, but he is completely unattractive in the series. Maybe he can learn from James.

Unconsciously, Marcia didn't notice that she also became excited. The constant stream of inspiration made her completely enter a working state.

Garry was no exception.

He liked Anson. He had already determined his thoughts from the first meeting, and as the conversation progressed, he increasingly believed that Anson was the object they were desperately looking for. Marcia's words made him even more excited.

Let's do it this way!

Kill two birds with one stone, a double win!

But.

Garry noticed one thing, the eyes.

Anson's eyes are really beautiful, deep blue, bright and clear. Even without a smile or expression, you can still feel the vitality in his eyes; and Anson is very sincere and very focused. He always looks into the other person's eyes when talking. You can communicate without words, and simple conversations make people feel happy.

Garry was deeply impressed by this.

However, for the movie and the character, it is an obstacle.

In Garry's opinion, it is impossible for others not to notice Michael with such eyes.

Therefore, Marcia's suggestion of a bowl cut is a stroke of genius. A hairstyle can establish the character's body, and thick bangs can cover the light of the eyes.

But, it's still not enough.

After thinking about it, Garry leaned forward slightly, "Anson, can you make your eyes look dimmer?"

Anson, "Huh?"

His eyes are not light bulbs, and there is a switch behind them to adjust the brightness.

Garry explained, "It's just keeping a low profile. You know, the eyes are the windows to the soul. Some people's eyes are very bright, but like professional killers, their eyes have no light at all..."

I see.

So, is this the moment to test acting skills?

If it were other acting skills, Anson might still need to explore and study, after all, he didn't formally study acting, and everything relied on his own exploration. During "Friends", he basically played himself; but how to keep a low profile and how to hide his eyes, isn't this a basic skill for working people?

Every day after work and then after overtime, no one in the entire office leaves, but he has finished his work, so he keeps a low profile, showing a sad and tired expression, hiding the joy and excitement of getting off work in his eyes, drooping his shoulders and pretending to go to the bathroom to wash his face and come back to prepare to continue working hard, but in fact he takes the opportunity to get off work and never returns.

At such times, the eyes need to be low-key, and at the same time, you need to hide your true colors. You must never let your boss notice your true intentions.

Life is like a play, all depends on acting skills.

Whether you can go home early to eat watermelon, drink beer, and skewers depends entirely on this eye performance.

Moreover, not only that, if there is a mistake at work, and the boss is preparing to find a scapegoat, it is the same. How to hide your eyes and keep a low profile is also a technical job.

After working in the workplace for many years, I dare not say anything else, but there is absolutely no problem with acting skills in this regard, perfectly hiding my existence, which can be called a master.

But Anson didn't expect that it would actually come in handy now.

Garry hadn't finished speaking, and then he could see Anson lowering his eyes and adjusting his breathing. When he raised his eyes again, his whole temperament changed, and the subsequent voice was directly cut off.

Third update.