Hollywood Director 1992

Link leaned back on the sofa, tapping his fingers on his knee, carefully sizing up the woman in front of him, considering whether or not to let her try out for the wife role in "Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension."

This role was originally intended for an amateur actor, so the performance wouldn't be too difficult, and any woman with some acting experience could handle it.

However, Monica Bellucci was too beautiful and her figure too eye-catching. Using her to film this type of mockumentary horror film could easily lead the audience to focus too much on the actress's figure and appearance, reducing the horror elements in the film.

But this was a live-streaming film documentary, and the film would capture the daily lives of the male and female protagonists, including chatting, performing rituals, eating, brushing teeth, playing around, and intimate moments. Using a beautiful actress with top-notch looks and figure could also add some selling points to the film.

Having her play the female lead was also an option.

"Monica, the new movie is a horror film, and the female lead is an ordinary woman with a relatively plain appearance and figure. I need to see what you look like without makeup. Is that convenient?"

"Of course! Director Link, may I use your restroom?"

"Over there!"

Link pointed in the direction of the restroom.

Monica got up, walked barefoot into the restroom, and came out a moment later. The makeup on her face was much lighter, and her original 9-point beauty dropped to around 8 points, but she was still a beauty.

She was tall with a curvy, full figure. Even in ordinary clothes, she couldn't hide her sexy curves.

If she were to play this role, it would probably be necessary to hire a professional makeup artist during filming.

But it was worth a try.

The final decision on whether to use her as the female lead would depend on Monica's willingness and performance.

"Director Link, are there any other areas that need adjustment? Please let me know, and I will definitely do my best."

Monica Bellucci stood with her legs together and her hands in front of her lower abdomen.

"Wait a moment. Here's the script. Read it first and then decide whether you want to participate in this film."

Link got up and took out the "Paranormal Activity" script from the drawer.

"Paranormal Activity" was an experimental film. All the film shots were completed indoors, with a total of four actors and over a thousand lines of dialogue. The script didn't have much content either.

Monica Bellucci flipped through it for more than twenty minutes, finishing the entire script.

Monica held the script, hesitating in her heart.

Although the female lead had a lot of screen time in this film, even more than the male lead, the film's production cost was too low, and the artistic level wasn't high. Playing the role wouldn't be of much help to her career.

However, this hesitation only lasted for three seconds before she gave up the idea.

She had originally developed her career in Italy, and after her divorce, she went to Paris, France, to become a fashion model, with mediocre results.

Last year, she came to Hollywood to develop her career and had auditioned many times, only landing a small role in "Bram Stoker's Dracula," directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who was also Italian.

She hadn't been successful in auditioning for other film roles because she was too outstanding in appearance. If she played the lead, she didn't have enough fame, and if she played a supporting role, she would easily steal the show. She wasn't willing to be an extra.

Her unsuccessful career led to financial difficulties, and she had to move from a comfortable resort hotel to a low-rent youth apartment.

She needed work now to solve her living problems, and she also needed a relatively popular film to help her gain a foothold in Hollywood.

And within her limited network, Link was the best choice.

The first time they met, Link was a reckless, ordinary young man.

The second time they met, Link couldn't pay his rent and was almost homeless.

She had seen Link at his most embarrassing and thought that Link was just one of the countless ordinary dreamers in this youth apartment.

But after that day, things began to change.

Link's name appeared more and more frequently in the media, and "Buried" posters also appeared in major cinemas in Los Angeles.

When they met again later, Link had become a famous Hollywood director, a movie star, worth millions, and had become the object of countless people's adulation.

Being able to play the female lead in his new film was definitely a good opportunity not to be missed.

"Director Link, I would like to try this role. I hope you can give me a chance."

Monica Bellucci looked at Link with a hint of well-placed weakness on her face.

"Alright, you can try. But before filming, you need to do some preparation work, become more ordinary, and understand how to act in a horror film. If the audition results are too poor, I can only apologize to you."

"I understand. I will definitely try my best."

Monica Bellucci nodded, and the smile blooming from the corners of her lips and eyes made her appearance even more stunning.

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After discussing the script, Monica Bellucci got up and said goodbye.

Link didn't try to keep her.

He could tell that Monica was prepared to offer herself in exchange for the role, and Link also had the idea of sleeping with her, but sleeping with her meant responsibility, and he didn't want to be responsible or cause himself trouble.

Do not make mistakes, first issue first answer, a content, a look, a look!

Before a woman willingly lies on the bed, he won't casually put his hands on a woman's thighs or waist, touching and groping. Doing so would seem very lewd.

Even if the woman doesn't object, smiling and catering to him in person, secretly or openly, she will still classify him as a perverted man and secretly despise him.

As an old filmmaker, he had seen too much of this.

Now that he was in Hollywood, high-quality beauties were countless. He didn't need or bother to use this method to capture prey.

In the morning, when he was moving, his agent, Sam Haskell, came to his door.

Sam Haskell was an agent under the WMA William Morris Agency, 38 years old this year, a German-American, whose maternal grandfather was Chinese, with one-eighth Chinese ancestry.

He had an ordinary appearance, neither tall nor short. Apart from a pair of brown-black pupils, matched with thick and neat sword eyebrows, there was nothing else about him worth mentioning.

This was the second time Link had seen Sam Haskell.

The last time was during the promotion of "Buried" in New York.

After "Buried" became a big hit, Hollywood's three major brokerage companies—Creative Artists Agency (CAA), William Morris Agency (WMA), and International Creative Management (ICM), as well as the newly established UTA United Talent Agency last year—all sent people to contact him, hoping to sign him.

Link considered that he currently didn't have many brokerage affairs that needed a brokerage company to help manage.

He also didn't want to have the brokerage company interfere and insert some inappropriate actors, leading to a decline in the quality of the film.

So he didn't accept the recruitment of any brokerage company.

However, after chatting with Quentin Tarantino and others yesterday, he also changed some of his views.

The entertainment industry is both a circle and a jianghu (martial arts world).

In the circle, several major brokerage companies are the center, divided into many small factions, and each faction competes with each other for fame and fortune.

These things seem very troublesome, but this is the norm in the entertainment industry. People who have not entered the circle are not officially on the Hollywood stage and belong to jianghu freelancers.

It is extremely difficult for such people to develop steadily in Hollywood and monopolize all the benefits.

Especially for Link, who has an Asian face.

Finding a brokerage company to help manage brokerage affairs, including handling some news promotion work, helping to publicize film awards, contacting actors and crews, etc., is also something to consider.

This matter has advantages and disadvantages. Whether or not to join, and which one to join, depends on the sincerity of the several brokerage companies.