Chapter 32

"Well, that's it."

In the warehouse not far behind Milton cafe, Murphy interrupted the poor performance of the girl across the desk. "Miss Stanley, my assistant will inform you of the audition results in a week."

"But..."

The girl didn't give up. She looked at old Lynch, who was sitting on the sidelines. She summoned up her courage and said, "but I haven't finished my performance yet. "

Murphy could not help patting his forehead, "I have seen your acting."

With that, he winked at Jessica chastan, and the red haired girl immediately walked over and asked the audition girl out of the office.

The girl just went out, old Lynch stood up, pleaded, "Murphy, Kelly Stanley is recognized as the best actor in this film, do you think about it again?"

"Lynch, you've seen the script, too." Murphy pointed in the direction of the door, rather exaggerated, said, "do you think the hero will be interested to see her buckteeth?"

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

For the so-called actress recommended by Lynch, Murphy is more likely to see that he loaned the independent warehouse of the cafe to himself as a temporary audition room and storage room. Otherwise, he would not consider it at all. Like the other side of the Pacific Ocean, it is impossible for a production team to avoid this or that kind of human relationship.

In the last five days, in addition to coordinating the preparations of the various departments of the cast, Murphy interviewed dozens of actors, almost all of whom were frustrated in Hollywood. They also had other messy occupations, such as a waiter, a car washer and so on. The problem is that their auditions were really poor.

The actor is better. Some actors in their thirties have some acting skills and can be considered by Murphy, while the actresses are relatively hard to find. Most of the white people are precocious. There is no big difference between the figure of 16-year-old or 17-year-old and that of 20-year-old. Some of the acting skills are not suitable in appearance, and those with suitable appearance are too young to talk about.

Although it is always said that roles make actors, it is undeniable that actresses such as Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst and Christina Ritchie, who performed well at a young age, are scarce resources even in Hollywood.

It was at this time that Murphy realized that hard candy may not be the most suitable choice, and that a unique actor like Ellen Page can sometimes be met but not sought.

Murphy auditioned for another part-time insurance salesman girl. When she left, her face showed a little disappointment.

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

Do you want to cancel this project? Murphy breathed heavily. It's impossible.

He has invested tens of thousands of dollars in this project, and if it is cancelled, the money will be wasted.

Murphy thought that she could use make-up and large-scale play as the auxiliary means of the heroine's performance, but the auxiliary means is the auxiliary means. If the other party's basic acting skills and basic appearance don't meet the requirements, she can't make the desired effect at all.

If the heroine is too mature, the unspeakable feeling between loli and uncle strange will be diluted; if the acting skill is too bad, people will play every minute.

"And an audition actor." Jessica chastan asked.

Murphy recalled that there was no way out for the project, so he had to go on, "let her in."

Jessica chastan made a phone call to Milton cafe. A waiter would bring the audition. Murphy waited for about five minutes. The door of the warehouse was knocked from outside. After he said please come in, a girl pushed the door and came in.

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

This is a typical white girl. Her short brown and golden hair is a little bit messy on her small head. Her big eyes are looking at everything in the warehouse curiously. Her five foot five inch body is casually hung with a printed dress of close fitting design, and her back is carrying a black sports bag which is not commensurate with her age.

If you look at her figure, there is absolutely no problem for her to be sixteen or seventeen years old. But if you look at her smart baby face, she is also thirteen or fourteen years old.

An electric current gushed from Murphy's heart and immediately spread all over his body, because he knew very well that he had met the most suitable person.

It's a real remake of the girl in the movie!

After a look at the crude warehouse, she looks at the man sitting behind the simple desk. The girl with short and broken hair reaches out and scratches her head. Unexpectedly, she conceals the information that everyone has written down from the actors' Union, and finally sees this scene.

Is this an audition or a game?

"Hello, please have a seat." Murphy pointed to the chair opposite. After the girl sat down, she introduced herself, "I'm Murphy Stanton, the director and investor of hard candy.""Oh, hello." The girl raised her hand to her shoulder and said, "I'm Kerry Mulligan, an actor."

Listening to the typical English pronunciation, Murphy frowned, "you're English."

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

"Ah..." Without waiting for Murphy to speak, the girl asked curiously, "do you know what kind of crew this is?"

Murphy looked at her and asked, "in what way?"

The girl scratched her head again. She used to perform in the school troupe, and she didn't get in touch with the official film crew. This time, she didn't know what to ask.

Her eyes kept rolling, and after a long time, she said, "for example, the content of the film 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, they don't have to delay each other's time, so Murphy said directly, "in a word, a man killed a girl, and the girl's friend tried every means to avenge her!"

Murphy obviously underestimated each other's endurance. The girl, Kerry Mulligan, clapped her hands heavily. "Cool! That's cool! I love the story. "

She jumped out of her chair, almost across from Murphy's desk, and asked eagerly, "do you have a script? Can I see the script? "

With one hand out, Murphy pointed to the chair opposite. Kerry Mulligan followed his finger and looked back, smiling sheepishly. "Sorry, I'm a little excited."

As she retreated, she explained to herself, "as an excellent actor, emotions will always be released."

Sitting back in his chair, Kerry Mulligan added, "I just think your story is cool and curious about the details."

Now, Murphy can see that this girl has absolutely no audition experience before, and she is not very old. She is more like a flower in a greenhouse full of curiosity about the outside world, and she has no social experience.

"May I ask..." He asked tentatively, "how old are you?"

"Sixteen years old!" At this point, Kerry Mulligan suddenly drooped his head, seemed very depressed about age, "exactly 15 and a half years old."

Murphy frowned slightly. Sixteen and fifteen-and-a-half are absolutely two concepts in law. Age seems to be a trouble.

"Is your agent here?" He continued, "or guardian?"

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

With that, she urged, "aren't we auditioning?"

Putting aside age worries, Murphy crossed her hands and put them on the table. "So, do your best play."

"Monologue?" Kerry Mulligan stood up.

Murphy nodded softly, "monologue."

Monologue belongs to the more difficult category. Murphy wants to see if the girl's basic skills are as good as her appearance.

Contrary to Murphy's expectation, Kerry Mulligan almost instantly entered the stage of performance. Instead of a children's play, he performed a monologue of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Looking at the opposite girl's performance, Jessica chastan, sitting on Murphy's side, was a little surprised. What she learned was drama. She knew the difficulty of this part, but the girl's performance was quite up to standard.

Exquisite and outstanding may not be mentioned, but in this age group, it is also very rare.

Jessica chastan took a look at Murphy, and Murphy happened to look at it. He knew that Jessica chastan was more professional in acting, and he had a little bit of inquiry in his eyes.

Despite the project, Jessica chastan has enough professional ethics to nod to Murphy.

With her relatively mature figure, beautiful and delicate baby face, and her performance beyond the standard line, Murphy initially recognized the girl from England.

Kerry Mulligan stopped performing and patted her baby face. It seemed that she broke away from the role in this way. After a while, she looked at Murphy and said, "is that ok with me?"

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

This girl is very smart, immediately put on the American pronunciation, "I came to Los Angeles as an exchange student for a long time, how about my LOS ANGELES accent?"

Seeing Murphy nodding slightly, she couldn't help smiling lovingly.

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

Hearing Murphy's words, Kerry Mulligan couldn't wait to say, "ask, ask, I can't wait."

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