Hollywood New Century

The United States, in the urban area of ​​South Los Angeles, in a rental room, on a messy bed, a pair of closed eyes suddenly opened.

Simon Parker jumped up from the bed with a shocked look on his face, and slapped himself on the face with his hands in disbelief.

I happened to see my own appearance in the mirror not far away, with a pale complexion and messy blond hair...

Yes, Wang Yiling died on the hospital bed. At the age of 30, he was obviously jealous of Yingcai.

The unwilling soul floated across the Pacific Ocean and came to the body of Simon Pike, a hapless young man in Los Angeles.

Scenes from the past are emerging, Simon Pike has just graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California in May.

I went crazy outside with a few friends for several days. After smoking a lot of marijuana, I came back and lay in bed.

For the whole day, Wang Yiling, no, it should be Simon Pike sat on the bed and accepted this reality.

Going to the window and looking at the neon lights of downtown Los Angeles, Simon Pike sat in a chair by the table.

The guy in the mirror is very handsome, and it would be better if it wasn't for the bad face he made from smoking marijuana.

The graduation certificate is still on the top, majoring in screenwriting, minoring in film and production, with average grades, graduating at the age of 22, exceeding expectations will be such a crazy celebration.

Poor idiot, happy and sad, but Wang Yiling's own university is not as good as the University of Southern California, just an ordinary drama school.

It took nearly ten years to become the general manager of a small cultural and entertainment company, but he fell seriously ill when he was about to give it a shot.

Two unlucky ghosts, fortunately, it is this Simon Parker who is dead now, who relied on film and television adaptations and acting as a group actor in Los Angeles.

Simon Parker currently has no independent script creation to be used by film companies, mainly adapting scripts for people, as well as some crews in Los Angeles.

That's right, it's the kind of extras who are dead-on, without lines, without a face, and this kind of work.

Leaning back in his chair, Simon Parker swept the remaining marijuana on the table into the trash can next to him.

"I grew up in an orphanage, and I finally managed to graduate from college. Why are you smoking this shit? No wonder it's damn..." Wang Yiling scolded a few words in his heart.

"Now, what should I do? It's hard to come back to life, it's time to live a wonderful life." The calendar on the table is June 2, 2004. It's almost 20 years ago. It's indeed a very good period of time.

The charging mobile phone on the table rang, and quickly took it, "Simon, don't be late for the crew report at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, your vacation is over, or you will leave!"

"Um..." Simon Parker hung up the phone before he could say anything.

The caller was a staff member of the "Mrs. & Mrs. Smith" crew, a sub-in-charge of the management team.

Simon Parker worked on the script of "Mrs. Smith" for a month, and the script was revised more than 50 times, and more than a dozen screenwriters were revised under the leadership of the original screenwriter.

Simon Pike made $3,000 by working on the adaptation of the writing crew, which was ready in March.

Because the actor Brad Pitt had to finish filming "Twelve Arhats" first, the "Mrs. and Mrs. Smith" did not officially start filming until early May, and the two leading actors had also received various trainings before.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are both big stars, Simon Parker didn't think much of it.

All the belongings are only 1000 US dollars. It will be difficult to live in the future. Take a rest early and go to be a dead man tomorrow!

The next day, after finishing some things, Simon Parker came to the filming location of the movie "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" like a dog.

In the production crew in the West End of Los Angeles, an assistant director brought together several actors including Simon Parker.

"Today's filming is the scene of the two leading actors fighting a killer in a supermarket. You should change your clothes immediately, and then go to rehearsal!"

Simon Pike didn't look at it too much, and followed the main group to change clothes, similar to the uniforms of the Flying Tigers, carrying a submachine gun, and he couldn't see anything anyway.

"Wait a minute, you rush over separately, and Pete shoots you to death,"

"You, raise your gun over there, and Julie shoves a throwing knife in,"

"And you, you heard the voice running over here, being swept down by Julie, then strangled, and stabbed in the heart," Simon Parker was pointed at.

Everyone nodded, and then prepared to cooperate with the two leading actors for a rehearsal.

Afterwards, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in makeup came over chatting and laughing.

"I don't know if they are still together now, but Brad Pitt's wife is still Jennifer Aniston," Simon Parker thought to himself.

Before long, the walkthrough began, and several killers in full black suits besieged the two lead actors.

Simon Pike held the **** and stared lightly ahead. After hearing the call, he immediately ran in the direction of the sound.

Then, he was swept down by Angelina Jolie, then strangled and stabbed, in order to feel real.

Simon Pike has been knocked to the ground several times in a row, and now this time, Angelina Jolie just strangled his neck again.

Director Doug Liman looked at it, came over and said, "Julie, you can restrain yourself a little harder!"

The action guide on the side said, "Before strangling your neck, you should do an elbow strike on your chest!"

"It's like this," said the movement instructor as he elbowed Simon Pike's chest.

"OK!"

In a supermarket fight scene, within a few minutes, the death scenes of three killers were filmed in one day.

"Huh," Simon Parker took off his hood and took a deep breath. He was the third killer who finally heard it, "Crack!"

"Are you okay?" Angelina Jolie, who stood up, asked Simon Pike, who rubbed her chest.

"It's okay, thank you!" Simon Pike replied with a smile. These simple movements are just a few simple movements. The movement guide has demonstrated her several times on himself, sweeping the legs, elbowing sideways, strangling the neck, and stabbing the knife!

The big star nodded and left, and Simon Pike went to change.

"Simon, today's salary," the crew's financial assistant handed over $500!

"Well," Simon, who just changed his clothes, is a little confused, isn't it 300? How did you get $200 more all of a sudden!

"Today, your performance is very good, and you are also a little injured. This 200 is a bonus," the financial assistant said lightly.

"Oh, thank you!" Simon Pike now feels that even if he is injured, it is worth it. The ordinary trick is only one or two hundred. There is an action scene today, and because he was elbowed a few times, he unexpectedly earned $500, not bad.

After the assistant left, Simon Pike hurried to find Carmo Tavares, the person in charge of his group.

"Mr. Tavares, I want to ask when will you need a group like me?" Simon asked.

"Wait for the notice, the crew will need so many group performances, and they will need to call you at that time. After all, you have also participated in the script adaptation work, and you will be given priority..."

Simon Pike pouted, then thanked him.

The screenwriting team is also working on a temporary basis, and it has nothing to do with me, but in the future, this kind of action should be avoided.

I just came back to life, but I can't have any more happy and sad things happen. Damn, my whole body hurts now.

As night fell, I dragged my tired body back to the rental house in South Los Angeles, and took a shower after dinner.

On the table, 800 dollars are neatly arranged, and there are 700 dollars in the bank card. This is the whole net worth.

A third-rate screenwriter, it doesn't matter, has no funds, and of course there is no manager, so he can only apply for group performances in the crew or participate in some script adaptation work.

In the drawer, stacks and stacks of scripts were written before, none of which were favored by film companies or producers.

"Alas," Simon Pike sighed first, as he is now the absolute bottom of the entertainment industry.

It's not difficult to show one's abilities. There are too many movies that have hit the box office. The important thing is to maximize the benefits.

In 2004, the disaster blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow" just released two days ago, the comic book "Spider-Man 2" to be released soon, and the "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" to be released next month, all of them. It's a hot movie.

Simon Pike has nothing right now and it's not realistic to make his own movies.

Staring at the thick ash-eating script, after thinking for a while, I made up my mind to sell the script and create the original script.

The Screenwriters Guild I joined will add tens of thousands of new scripts every year. To be discovered by producers, it is best to have original stories that will be released in the next two years.

It must be made into a movie as soon as possible, and it needs to be released as soon as possible, so that the screenwriter will be known.

If this is the case, it must be an independent low-cost movie. The preparation is fast in the early stage, the shooting time is not long, and there is no complicated post-production. After the producer finds a release, it will be released soon.

Simon leaned back in his chair. Now the preparation time for a Hollywood movie is usually one to three years from idea to release. Of course, it will take longer because of distribution problems.

Now, I need to earn some living expenses as soon as possible. After the script is finished, the producer only needs to form a crew alliance, and then work hard as a distributor. A low-budget movie won't have much publicity, and a small-scale movie is rare.

The current $1,500, and the rent at the end of the month is $500, and the "Mrs. & Mrs. Smith" crew will only be filming on location in Los Angeles for about a month.

I don't know how many days I can go to work. Next, I not only have to write the script, but also quickly pay attention to the recruitment information of other crews.

In this confused water, Simon Parker fell into a deep sleep on the bed because of the exhaustion of the day.

After all, this guy's body still needs to rest for a few days, and the guy who smoked marijuana to death is not wronged at all.