Hollywood Hunter - Chapter 7 Take a ride?

Watching the boy leave with curiosity, Jonathan Friedman called herself in her ear, and she quickly walked to the agent's office.

Jonathan just motioned for her to sit first, and then began to whisper something to Owen Wright who was called in.

She could only continue to wait patiently, not daring to show any dissatisfaction, but in her heart she also envied the boy just now. Can Jonathan be so solemnly entertained, is it a son of Hollywood?

This idea was overthrown by her as soon as it came up, and the other party's clothes didn't look like a rich man.

Although pretending to be nonchalant, she still heard that Jonathan asked Owen to prepare a contract based on his memo, and to copy a script, which was obviously related to the boy just now.

Really a lucky guy. Fortunately, he is a boy and won't compete with himself, but Pasta and the others will have rivals in the future.

Thinking of this, some little gloats were born in my heart.

After Irving left, Jonathan talked about her.

NBC still cut "The Incredibles", this is the first TV series she starred in. But she was not too disappointed. She still wanted to become a movie star, and she participated in TV series just to accumulate qualifications.

Jonathan has just been promoted to the vice president of WMA. Although talent agency companies can easily get a vice president position as long as they have agents with big-name clients, the vice president of WMA should still be able to bring him more opportunities.

The agent did not disappoint her.

Warner Pictures is preparing a fantasy comedy called "Beatles Juice" with a budget of 15 million US dollars. This is a big production. The production cost of "High Aspirations" is only 15 million US dollars. Jonathan has helped her win an audition for one of the most important supporting roles. There is also an audition for the heroine of a MGM TV movie, all of which will be next week.

After talking about the matter, she left with joy and two copies of audition materials.

I picked up my car in the parking lot and turned to Camino Street. After thinking about it, I decided to head south to go back to Santa Monica on Olympic Avenue. It is the peak time for get off work hours, and the Wilshire Boulevard to the north can definitely block people to death.

The traffic on Olympic Avenue really looked sparse. She drove forward for two or three minutes and was about to leave the scope of Century City, but unexpectedly found a figure not far in front, a cheap black T-shirt, and some white-washed jeans. The light gray rucksack is obviously that guy.

Moreover, he walked on the side of the urban road in the setting sun with the shabby Luotuo appearance, which gave people a feeling of wandering around the world, like a lonely wandering poet.

Her eyes were attracted, she slowed down unknowingly, and leaned toward the side of the road.

This guy has an awesome body.

Thinking so shallowly in her mind, she pressed the car window and said hello to the figure on the roadside: "Hi."

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Leaving the WMA corporate headquarters, Simon called the woman from a phone booth on the street using the contact information Catherine left behind, wanting to tell her that he had decided to sign with Jonathan Friedman.

But no one answered the call, Simon could only choose to leave a message.

Then began to figure out what to do next.

Renting a house is definitely not possible for the time being, and you can only choose to live in a hotel.

If you only consider the price, there are many places to go.

But in Los Angeles, security is an issue that must be treated very carefully. Moreover, since he does not have a car, he cannot live too far from WMA headquarters.

After pondering between Hollywood in the north and Santa Monica in the east, Simon decided to go to Santa Monica. In my memory, there are many cheap motels on both sides of the 405 highway that crosses between Beverly Hills and Santa Monica.

Making up his mind, Simon headed south along Camino Street and then turned to Olympic Avenue. The Santa Monica city is about six or seven kilometers away, and he can walk for up to an hour, and Simon is not in a hurry.

After walking for more than 20 minutes, Simon felt a white car slowly approaching him. He was a little confused. A girl greeted him from the fallen car window.

With the driver's seat on the left, Simon looked down into the car and found that it was Courteney Cox who had just met at WMA.

Entering Hollywood, he will also sign a contract with a brokerage giant like WMA. Simon knows that in the future he will definitely come into contact with many faces that could only be seen on the big screen in the past, so for the "Monica" in "Friends" that just happened There is no special feeling.

Seeing Courteney Cox taking the initiative to greet herself at this time, Simon was a little surprised, but still politely responded: "Hello."

Courteney Cox saw the boy outside the car window looking at herself brightly, raised her hand and gesticulated indiscriminately, then said: "Well, we just met in Jonathan's office. I live in Santa Monica. Do you want a ride?"

"Okay, thank you."

Simon smiled and nodded. The curbs under his feet were painted with striking red. This was a no-parking sign, so he didn't hesitate to reach out and pull the car door.

Courteney Cox put away the audition material that had just been placed in the passenger seat and threw it in the back row. When Simon came in and sat down, she immediately stepped on the accelerator.

After the car was driving smoothly, Courteney raised her eyes and glanced at the boy next to her through the rearview mirror, and said, "My name is Courteney Cox, how about you?"

"Simon Westeros."

Simon answered, looking at the girl beside him through the rearview mirror.

At this time, Courteney Cox was in her early twenties, with short hair cut like a tomboy, and her face was a little thin, so her eyes looked very big, giving people a sense of radiance. Although the whole person is very beautiful, it is difficult to hide the youthfulness, and some of the later styles in "Friends" are missing.

"Oh," Courteney nodded, retracting the gaze from the rearview mirror that was looking at the boy next to him, looking at the road ahead to find the topic: "So, are you familiar with Jonathan?"

Ximen shook his head and said, "No, it was only introduced by a friend. I met for the first time today."

"Then you are really good. You can chat with Jonathan for more than an hour only when you meet for the first time. Did you just arrive in Los Angeles and plan to be an actor?"

"No, I am a screenwriter."

Courteney turned her head to look at Simon in surprise, then quickly retracted her gaze, and said, "That's even more powerful."

After all, it was the first contact, and the two of them just chatted casually without margin.

A few minutes later, the car crossed the 405 highway into downtown Santa Monica and continued to drive forward for less than one kilometer. Simon motioned to Courteney to stop and put himself down.

Saying goodbye to the girl, Simon began to find a foothold in the streets of downtown Santa Monica.

As Simon remembered, there were indeed many motels nearby.

However, after learning that Simon did not have any type of bank card and wanted to stay for a long time but was unable to pay a sufficient deposit in advance, most hotels turned him away.

After searching for several blocks in a row, Simon finally found a hotel willing to accept him in the alley near the southern edge of the city.

Because the boss who introduced himself as Diago Salcado is Hispanic, in his sixties, he is still a first-generation immigrant. After hearing a few words of the boss's strong accent in English, Simon tried to communicate with each other in Spanish, and they had a very happy conversation.

Finally, the owner agreed to rent a single room on the second floor of the hotel near the road to Simon for $100 a week. Simon only needs to pay a deposit of $50 first, and the subsequent payment can be paid once a week.

Obviously seeing Simon's stressful state, the boss kindly reminded him that he does not need to reserve a tip for the person who cleans the room, because his wife is doing this.

The whole process once again made Simon realize the truth of ‘how important it is to master a foreign language’.

It took a whole day to sign the next day.

In order to avoid any clauses that caught him off guard, Simon carefully studied the contents of the twenty-page contract several times. Although he can't afford a lawyer now, fortunately, the relevant information in his memory is enough. Finally, I re-discussed with Jonathan Friedman about adding and removing some details.

After signing the agency contract, the next thing to do is to wait.

Even though Jonathan Friedman is very optimistic about the scripts of "Butterfly Effect", the sales of the scripts will definitely not be completed overnight. Many scripts will even stay in the hands of the agent for several years. Simon is also psychologically prepared for this situation.

However, despite signing a three-year contract with Jonathan Friedman, Simon will not hang himself from the WMA tree 100% defenselessly.

There is also a restrictive clause in the detailed contract. If Jonathan Friedman fails to conclude a deal with the film company after Simon has submitted three consecutive scripts, then Simon has the right to submit the third script for three months and After the full contract period exceeds nine months, the agency relationship will be terminated with the counterparty.

After completing the contract with WMA, Simon began to work on his livelihood issues.

In fact, Simon is obviously more handy than anything else in this regard.

In just two days, Simon found a job at a 7-11 convenience store in Santa Monica's Midtown.

When the middle-aged fat owner of the convenience store interviewing Simon, Roger Griffin, saw that this good-looking big boy skillfully completed a series of replenishment, inventory, stacking and even cashier tasks. He immediately felt that Simon had a promising future and was very happy to hire him. Up him.

However, in terms of salary, Roger Griffin may have been identified as a Hollywood drifter who could not find much work. Roger Griffin seemed very stingy and was only willing to pay the basic hourly salary of $3.50.

The only advantage is that the convenience store’s salary is settled weekly, and Simon can get $140 every week, which is just enough for him to pay the most basic living expenses.

However, on the third day at the convenience store, Simon had to face a somewhat difficult problem. When he checked into the hotel a week ago, he had less than $100 in his pocket, and he also paid a $50 deposit.

right now.

The time for the first week to settle the house money is up, but the day for the convenience store to settle the salary has not yet arrived.