I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 10

[Chapter 10 Picking up a conversation also requires skills]

Jennifer Aniston, standing absent-mindedly on the side of the road waiting for the bus, couldn’t be more disappointed with the audition.

Because she didn’t have much hope at first, she graduated from the performing arts school last year, and she has appeared in several stage plays one after another.

By chance, she heard the news that the film was recruiting actresses, and tried to submit her resume, but unexpectedly got the opportunity to audition.

Just as she was about to wave her hand to stop a taxi, she heard someone calling her name behind her, and turned around to see the strange boy staring at her in the audition room.

“Hello, you are the one…” Jennifer Aniston waved her hand subconsciously twice, only to realize that she didn’t know the other person’s name.

Eric stretched out his hand and said: “Miss Aniston, hello, my name is Eric, Eric Williams.”

Jennifer Aniston stretched out a small hand and smiled politely: “Hello, Mr. Williams…”

Eric looked at Aniston’s sweet smiling face up close, slightly lost, and even forgot to let go of Aniston’s hand.

“Mr. Williams, you…” Aniston struggled slightly, feeling a little embarrassed by the warmth from that big hand, and glared at Eric angrily.

“Oh, I’m sorry, just call me Eric, Miss Aniston, can I call you Annie?” Eric retracted his hand and scratched his head embarrassingly, thinking that in his last life, even though he didn’t count as many girls After traversing the flowers, why do you look like a hairy boy now? It must be the hormones of this body. Well, it must be the case.

Aniston was puzzled with a faint vigilance: “Okay, Eric, but we don’t seem to know each other, right?”

Eric put away his thoughts and smiled: “I don’t know now, all my friends started at the beginning. All strangers. Annie, it’s noon, may I invite you to lunch?”

“This is so abrupt, Eric, we just said a few words,” Aniston refused.

“Then I’ll take you home.” Eric took the next step.

“Uh… well.” Aniston was stunned for a moment, having already rejected the other party once. Aniston, who has always been bad at rejecting others, agreed subconsciously.

In fact, Eric just used a small social trick. If he started to send the girl home, what should he do after being rejected? He must not stalk him, it will only have the opposite effect.

The two got into Eric’s car together and asked for the address. Eric started the car and drove to the destination.

Aniston couldn’t hold back his curiosity and took the lead in asking, “Eric, are you a staff member of “Back to Seventeen”?”

Eric held the steering wheel, nodded and said, “Yeah, I’m the screenwriter and actor of this movie.”

“Wow, that’s amazing. You should be my age, and I’m only playing small roles in a few stage plays.”

Eric laughs He smiled and said, “It’s just good luck, by the way, did you just say you were doing a stage play?”

“Oh, yes.” When it came to something about her interest, Aniston immediately opened the chat box and introduced it nonstop. Eric interjects a few words from time to time, making Aniston giggle.

A nineteen-year-old girl who has just entered the society for less than a year, how can she be the opponent of Eric, who hides her uncle’s soul in her bones.

Under the guidance of Eric without a trace, as the conversation progressed, Aniston gradually let go of his mind and even began to introduce his life in Los Angeles now.

“Although working in a convenience store is very tiring, I have to stand for at least eight hours a day, but now I feel that I have a very fulfilling life. From time to time, I can participate in some stage plays and participate in some auditions. I believe that even if I don’t rely on my poor A responsible father, I will be successful one day.”

Although Eric knew that Aniston in his previous life finally entered the TV circle under the introduction of his father, but in a parallel time and space, it was already two years later.

In my memory, Jennifer Aniston in the previous life resented that her father abandoned her and her mother when she was a child. She has refused her father’s help for more than two years, and therefore wasted more than two years of good time in Hollywood.

In the end, Aniston’s father, John Aniston, took the initiative to ease the relationship between father and daughter, so that the stubborn Aniston accepted his help.

Aniston was already twenty-five years old when he got the role of “Friends”. In Hollywood, once an actress turns 30, if her career doesn’t improve, it will be difficult for her to develop greatly. I have to say that Aniston is still very good. lucky.

At this time, Eric heard Aniston’s words and encouraged him: “I also believe this. When you just auditioned, you performed very well. There are not too many traces of stage play, it seems very natural. Well, You know, when a girl auditioned at the beginning, the stage play style almost brought me in.”

Referring to the audition just now, Aniston was suddenly silent, and after a while he asked softly, “Arie K, was Maggie’s role already set before I auditioned?”

“I have to say, Annie, your eyes are really sharp.”

“I noticed that you were all distracted, maybe just going through the motions.

” K didn’t make any detours, and said directly: “If nothing else, Maggie may be played by Drew Barrymore. She performed very well in the audition.”

“Drew Barrymore, the cute little girl in “ET” After all, she should be only thirteen years old now, isn’t Maggie a high school student about to enter college?”

Eric asked curiously: “What, Annie, didn’t you see Drew when you were waiting for the audition? She is already a big girl now, although…well, she is only thirteen years old.”

Aniston said a little embarrassedly: “Well, for today’s audition, I was transferred with my colleagues last night, and I was on duty until twelve o’clock. , so it’s a bit late.”

“It’s okay, actually, I don’t know if I should tell you…”

Aniston looked up and asked curiously, “What is it?”

“After you just left, they all saw that I… like you.”

Aniston’s mouth suddenly grew up, a little surprised by Eric’s directness, and became indifferent: “Well… and then?”

“James, the producer of this movie, told me that there are so many people. Some good girls are hard to meet once they are missed, so I encouraged me to chase them out. I also said that if I did this, I would give you a role and create more opportunities for us to get along.” Eric sold James in one breath After getting to the bottom of it, I secretly said sorry to James Brooks, thinking that it is not easy for me to get a girl.

“Ah, that, I…I I…” Facing Eric’s words like a confession, Aniston looked a little flustered, and at the same time there was a trace of sweetness in his heart.

Eric saw Aniston’s panic and said quickly: “No, you don’t need to have any burden, Annie. We are friends now, aren’t we? It’s normal for friends to help each other. In fact, that role is nothing. , is only one of Maggie’s three friends, a few minutes of the scene. But if you accept it, you can provide a qualification for you to participate in the audition in the future. I believe that my film will achieve good results.”

“Thank you, Eric, I really don’t know what to say.” The

car drove for more than ten minutes, and after reaching a neighborhood in Burbank, Aniston pointed to the intersection ahead and said, “Eric, I’m here, there. Just stop.” The

car stopped at the entrance of a narrow alley, the two of them were silent for a few seconds, and Aniston didn’t want to get out of the car. Of course, Eric would not be stupid enough to ask Annie to speak. Get out of the car.

After sitting quietly for a while, the atmosphere in the carriage gradually became a little ambiguous.

In the end, Aniston mustered up his courage and said, “How about I invite you to lunch, Eric, there is a small restaurant in front of me, where I often dine.”

Eric said with relief: “How about that? Annie, it’s not a decent thing to have a girl treat, and of course I’ll pay for it. Let’s go, you show the way.”

…

Aniston finally accepted the role. During the preparations for the next film, the two talked on the phone almost every day, and the chat content was very scattered. I was almost late, and found a few little strong ones in my closet.

Eric also talked about the trivial things in his life from time to time, and at the same time comforted the loneliness of the girl who was alone in a foreign land. Although Aniston was in contact with many people, there were not many friends who could make friends. Eric was in a short time. Inside, it seems to have become the sustenance of her soul.

Eric knew that as long as he confessed, Aniston would definitely agree to be his girlfriend, because the girl occasionally started to act like a spoiled child on the phone.

But Eric wasn’t in a rush to do so. He didn’t want Aniston to have any bad associations between that movie role and being his girlfriend.

Therefore, at least until the filming of “Return to Seventeen” is over, anyway, this little girl will not be able to escape from her palm in this state anyway.

So Eric just had to wait for everything to fall into place.

During this period, another event also came to the fore, that is, the publication of “Jurassic Park”. After signing with Michael Krause for more than half a month, he finally got the sample book of “Jurassic Park”, the cover It is a huge tyrannosaurus rex chasing a galloping off-road vehicle. UU reading www.sonicmtl.com is quite a sci-fi creativity.

This inspiration comes from the “Jurassic Park” movie in memory. Michael Krause thinks it is great. The ancient dinosaurs are connected with modern off-road vehicles. The cover alone sets a huge suspense for the reader.

Eric deliberately asked for an extra copy and gave it to Aniston.

These days, Eric has unknowingly imprinted the image of a gentle and considerate good boyfriend in Aniston’s heart, which is a huge lethality to Aniston who has lacked fatherly love since childhood.

After receiving “Jurassic Park”, Aniston, who already admired Eric’s writing and acting talents, suddenly had a little admiration in her eyes. Of course, she made a gift for Eric in her heart. Label.

…

The preparations for “Return to Seventeen” are still in intense progress. During this period, Eric participated in the preparations of the crew several times, and also met with other actors in the crew. Regarding the role of Mike’s son, the crew did not Choosing Brad Pitt, of course, did not choose the thin boy named Blake Quinn, but another slightly stronger eighteen-year-old boy.

For this, Eric did not complain, because he met Aniston later, and because of a certain position problem, Eric suddenly lost his affection for Pitt, who abandoned Aniston in his previous life.

Even Eric thought wickedly, if he would become a big director in the future, should he let the superstar couple Pitt and Jolie in his previous life play soy sauce in his movie together, um, Aniston as the protagonist, absolutely!

Everything went very smoothly. On August 16, 1988, after Eric was reborn, the first movie that carried the ideals of his previous life and this life was officially launched.

[End of this Chapter]