From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

There's a misconception in Hollywood that a pretty face doesn't need acting skills, just needs to look good; but in reality, there are good and bad pretty faces.

A good pretty face also needs acting skills, showcasing charm appropriately and fitting the storyline; an excellent pretty face can even create extra appeal in coordination with the storyline, becoming the icing on the cake, giving the film visual charm beyond the script, and completely drawing the audience into the movie.

Being a pretty face isn't something just anyone can handle.

Now, Gary needs Anson to show off his acting skills—

And then.

Gary saw the young man before him lower his eyes, adjust slightly, and when he raised his eyes again, the light had disappeared; his jaw slightly retracted, his eyes lowered about fifteen degrees. Anson usually liked to look people directly in the eye, but now he slightly averted his gaze, creating a misalignment in their eye contact, and his entire aura changed.

Moreover, the amazing thing was that there were no negative emotions, just low-key restraint and calmness, vaguely revealing a hint of fatigue.

Fatigue?

Was that normal?

But without a doubt, Anson was still Anson, but without any radiance.

His features were, of course, still handsome, but that handsomeness was two-dimensional, flat, like a paper cutout, without life, color, or depth.

There were countless handsome men like that in Hollywood. A quick glance might make you pause for a moment to look, but you wouldn't want to look a second time, and you might completely forget them after turning around, because Hollywood's biggest asset is handsome men and beautiful women, and there's really no need to care too much.

Anson was sitting right in front of him, but he had become ordinary, without any stunning feeling. One head tilt and one look up, and he was like a different person.

Was this really possible?

Even though everything was unfolding before his eyes, Gary still felt surprised, and also unexpected.

It wasn't so much that his acting skills were amazing, but rather that Gary had absolutely no expectations of Anson. The image of a handsome guy was directly equated with a pretty face, an idol, someone without acting skills, forming a stereotype, and then, seeing this scene without any warning.

That was a surprise.

Gary looked at Marcia in astonishment, and also found playfulness in Marcia's eyes, a meaningful expression carefully assessing the situation.

Marcia noticed Gary's gaze, turned her head to look over, gave a smile, and shrugged lightly, her expression and posture were very clear—

It's up to you.

Marcia was a little smug, but she thought she deserved it.

Intuition.

Marcia thought that her intuition was indeed correct, and the facts once again proved her ability to recognize talent.

But facing Gary, Marcia didn't say much, just hinting at it, anyway, her work results had been displayed, and the rest was up to Gary.

The final decision was still in Gary's hands.

However, now was slightly different from before. Marcia had confidence, so she couldn't see any anxiety or impatience at this time.

A posture of Jiang Taigong fishing, no longer wanting to curse, back straightened, corners of her mouth raised.

The situation, how interesting.

Gary could see Marcia's confidence, he didn't say much, and looked at Anson again.

Reason had been applying the brakes, warning himself not to be too hasty and not to make a judgment rashly. Now, even the female lead was only at the stage of choosing between two, and they were waiting for further discussion and a final decision. The male lead also had time, allowing Marcia to continue exploring different possibilities and opening up possibilities.

There was no need to make a decision after one audition, really no need.

Moreover.

Even if the final decision was Anson, there was no need to decide in person.

In Hollywood, the normal procedure should be that they send the actor back, put on airs, wait for some time, and then notify the actor's agent, issue a formal invitation, and complete the cooperation through the agent; even if the actor doesn't have an agent, directly notifying the actor is the same.

These procedures are a habit.

There's no need to rush.

However, the voice deep in his mind couldn't stop:

It's him.

Gary, it's him.

If you miss him, you'll regret it. Remember Julia? It's the same situation now, okay, maybe not quite the same, the two actors and the two movies are still different, but you still don't want to miss it.

That impulse, after ten years, a full ten years, was stirring again.

In fact, Gary has always been a character with emotions outweighing reason. Even though he's already sixty-six years old, his temper is still fiery, rushing into the office like a storm and scolding Marcia severely, and then rushing out like a storm. After venting his emotions, he doesn't remember it.

He'd rather wrong others than wrong himself.

That's Gary's motto. After rolling around in Hollywood for so many years, he's always been like this.

And then.

Raising his eyes, Gary looked at Anson—

The Anson in front of him had already returned to his original state, without concealment or restraint, sitting quietly in front of him, just like when he first appeared with the skateboard.

The words rushed out just like that, "Anson, would you be willing to join us?"

Marcia was slightly stunned, going straight to the point?

Anson was also very surprised.

Looking at James and Hayden, auditions often require waiting for a period of time to know the results, as short as three to five days, as long as one or two months; and if rejected, most of the time there is no follow-up, no news, so in Hollywood, waiting is also an important lesson.

But right now?

The audition was very, very rushed, he didn't even have time to change his clothes before coming.

As a result, it was equally rushed, just after the conversation, the results were already directly announced?

So, is Gary the Flash from "Zootopia"?

Originally, Anson wanted to joke, "Sorry, I need to confirm my schedule with my agent," but now he was stuck because he was too surprised.

Stuck?

That's quite rare, Anson thought.

"Oh, I got the role?" The words blurted out, and a smile had already climbed onto the corner of his mouth, "Can I ask, what project are we discussing?"

"Uh, is this the normal process? Or does our project need to be kept secret?"

One second, two seconds—

Marcia couldn't hold back and laughed, repeatedly slapping her thigh.

Gary was the same.

He liked Anson's reaction, the more he looked at him, the more he liked him, the more suitable he seemed, "'The Princess Diaries,' the project I'm preparing, adapted from a novel. The novel hasn't been released yet, it should be released in August or September."

"I'm inviting you to play the male lead, Michael, and not just some random extra, rest assured, how about it, are you still interested?"

Anson slightly raised his jaw, revealing a thoughtful expression, "Hmm… I may need to seriously consider it."

Fourth update.