Hollywood Road

"Okay, let's go here."

In the small warehouse not far behind the Milton Cafe, Murphy interrupted the poor performance of the girl opposite the simple desk, "Miss Stanley, my assistant will notify you of the audition results within a week."

"But……"

The girl didn't give up, looked at the old Lynch who was sitting on the sidelines, and said with courage, "But...my performance is not finished yet."

Murphy couldn't help but patted his forehead, "I've seen your acting skills."

After he finished speaking, he gave Jessica Chastain a wink, and the red-haired girl immediately walked over and asked the audition girl out of the office.

As soon as the girl went out, old Lynch stood up and pleaded, "Murphy, Kelly Stanley is the best actor in this movie, do you think again."

"Lynch, you've also read the script." Murphy pointed in the direction of the door and said quite exaggeratedly, "Do you think the male protagonist will be interested when he sees her buck teeth?"

"This..." Old Lynch closed his mouth.

To audition for this so-called actress recommended by old Lynch, Murphy mostly saw that he lent himself the independent warehouse of the cafe as a temporary audition room and storage room, otherwise he would not consider it at all. Like the other side of the Pacific Ocean, a film crew It's impossible to avoid human relationships of one kind or another.

In the past five days, apart from coordinating the preparations of various departments of the crew, Murphy has interviewed dozens of actors. Almost all of these actors are frustrated people who have been in Hollywood, and they also have waiters, car washers, etc. A messed-up career, that's okay, the problem is that their auditions are really bad.

The male actors are better. There are a few actors in their thirties who have some acting skills and can be considered by Murphy, while the actresses are relatively difficult to find. Most of the white people are precocious. There is not much difference in body shape, and the appearance conditions for some acting skills are not suitable.

Although it is always said that a role makes an actor, one cannot deny that actresses such as Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst and Christina Ricci have performed well at a young age, even if It is also a scarce resource in Hollywood.

It was at this time that Murphy realized that Hard Candy might not be the most suitable choice. Actors with unique shapes like Ellen Page are sometimes really hard to come by.

Murphy auditioned for a part-time insurance salesman girl, and when she left, there was a hint of disappointment on her face.

Sitting in a warehouse full of equipment and props, Murphy suddenly realized that his experience was still too lacking. He had thought about all kinds of difficulties before, but there were still some things he had not considered. He seriously underestimated the difficulty of finding the heroine of this film. .

Do you want to cancel this project? Murphy sighed heavily, it was impossible.

He had already invested tens of thousands of dollars in the project, which would be lost if he canceled it.

Murphy thought about using makeup and large-scale dramas as auxiliary means for the heroine's performance, but auxiliary means are auxiliary means. If the other party does not even meet the requirements of basic acting skills and basic appearance, they will not be able to make what the film wants. Effect.

If the heroine is too mature, the indescribable feeling between Lolita and the strange uncle will be diluted; if the acting is too bad, people will make plays every minute.

"There's another actor auditioning," Jessica Chastain reminded.

Murphy came back to his senses, there was no way out of this project, and he could only go on, "Let her come in."

Jessica Chastain called Milton Cafe, and a waiter would bring auditions waiting there. Murphy waited for about five minutes when someone knocked on the warehouse door from outside, he said. After asking in, a girl pushed the door and walked in.

As soon as the girl entered the warehouse, Murphy's eyes lit up.

This is a typical Caucasian girl, with short brown blond hair slightly messy covering her small and exquisite head, a pair of big eyes looking at everything in the warehouse curiously, five feet five inches tall body hanging casually A close-fitting printed dress with an age-appropriate black sports bag on the back.

Judging from the figure, it is absolutely fine to say that this girl is 16 or 17 years old, but when looking at the smart baby face, this girl looks like 13 or 14 years old.

An electric current gushed out from Murphy's heart and immediately spread throughout his limbs, because he knew very well that he had met a person whose physical condition could not be more suitable.

This is a real-life version of the girl in the film!

After taking a look at the humble warehouse, she looked at the man sitting behind the simple desk, and the girl with short, shaggy hair reached out and scratched her head. She didn't expect that she would hide the information she had written down from the Actors Guild from everyone. , the last thing I saw was this scene.

Is this an audition or a game?

"Hello, please take a seat." Murphy pointed to the chair opposite, and after the girl who was looking around sat down, she introduced herself, "I'm Murphy Stanton, the director and director of Hard Candy. Investors."

"Oh, hello." The girl waved her hand to her shoulders, "I'm Carey Mulligan, an actor."

Listening to this typical British pronunciation, Murphy frowned slightly, "You are British."

"Yes." The girl took off the backpack on her shoulders, put it on her feet to make herself more comfortable, and blinked her eyes, "I was born in London, but now I live in Los Angeles, and will be in the next few years. in Los Angeles."

"Ah..." Before Murphy could speak, the girl asked curiously, "Can you know what kind of crew this is?"

Murphy looked at her and asked, "Which way?"

The girl scratched her head again. She had performed in the school's troupe before, and had never been in contact with the official film crew. This time, she came here without telling the others, and she didn't know what to ask.

Her eyes were twitching, and after a while, she said, "For example, the content of this movie you are going to shoot."

The subject matter of the film is very sensitive, but there is nothing to hide, and if the other party can't accept it, there is no need to delay each other's time, so Murphy said directly, "It can be summed up in one sentence, a man kills a girl, the girl's friend thinks Do whatever it takes to avenge her!"

Murphy obviously underestimated the opponent's endurance, and the girl named Carey Mulligan slapped her palms, "Cool! It's so cool! I like this story."

She jumped up from her chair, almost running across from Murphy's desk, and asked eagerly, "Is there a script? Can I read the script?"

Reaching out a hand, Murphy pointed to the chair opposite. Carey Mulligan followed his finger and looked back, smiling embarrassedly, "Sorry, I'm a little excited."

As she stepped back, she defended herself, "A good actor, his emotions are always extroverted."

Sitting back in the chair, Carey Mulligan added, "I just thought the story you told was cool, and I was curious about the specifics."

By now, Murphy can already see that this girl has absolutely no experience of auditioning before, and she will not be very old. She is more like a flower raised in a greenhouse full of curiosity about the outside world, with basically no social experience.

"Can I ask..." He asked tentatively, "How old are you?"

"Sixteen years old!" Speaking of this, Carey Mulligan suddenly lowered his head, seemingly frustrated with his age, "Fifteen and a half years to be exact."

Murphy frowned slightly. Sixteen and fifteen and a half years old are absolutely two concepts in law, and age seems to be a trouble.

"Is your agent here?" he continued, "or the guardian?"

"I came by myself." Carey Mulligan straightened up subconsciously, "I don't have an agent, I can make my own decisions."

After speaking, she urged, "Aren't we auditioning?"

Putting age worries aside, Murphy folded his hands on the table. "Well, do what you do best."

"A one-man show?" Carey Mulligan stood up.

Murphy nodded lightly, "One-man show."

The one-man show was the more difficult category, and Murphy wanted to see if the girl's basic skills were as good as her appearance.

Contrary to Murphy's expectations, Carey Mulligan entered the acting state almost instantly, not in a children's play, but in a monologue of Juliet in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".

Jessica Chastain, who was sitting on the side of Murphy, was a little surprised watching the performance of the girl diagonally across from her. She studied drama and knew the difficulty of this section, but the girl performed it quite well.

Exquisiteness and excellence may not be the same, but in this age group, it is also very rare.

Jessica Chastain glanced at Murphy, and Murphy happened to look at him. He knew that Jessica Chastain was more professional in acting, and there was a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

Although she looked down on the project, Jessica Chastain had enough work ethic to give Murphy a slight nod.

With a relatively mature figure, a beautiful and delicate baby face, and a performance exceeding the standard line, Murphy initially recognized this girl from the United Kingdom.

Carey Mulligan stopped the performance and patted her baby face, as if to get out of the role in this way, and after a while, she looked at Murphy, "Is it alright?"

Instead of answering, Murphy asked, "Do you only speak British? My character is an American."

The girl was smart and immediately put on an American pronunciation, "I've been in LA for a long time as an exchange student, how is my LA accent?"

Seeing Murphy nodded slightly, she couldn't help showing a cute and playful smile.

"There are a few more questions, which may be sensitive, you can choose not to answer."

Hearing Murphy's words, Carey Mulligan said impatiently, "Ask, ask, I can't wait."

Murphy coughed lightly and said, "What would you do if you met a pedophile?"

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