Chapter 4: 4 dave
The restaurant where Jenny Jane works is called 'Hollywood Star'. You can imagine how close it is to Hollywood. Although the quality here is too low and the chance of big stars coming to eat there is almost zero, the advantage is the opening time. The food was good, and there were a few celebrity photos hanging on the walls of the restaurant. Chen Zhen believed that Jenny Jian chose to work here because of some considerations of first-come-first-served basis.
As for her, she stayed here after time travel entirely because the salary in this store was pretty good. Although she met two people who claimed to be talent scouts and chatted with her within a month, Chen Zhen was not interested in them. Que, as an insider who went to film school and kept in touch with many of her classmates after graduation, she knows very well that almost all stories of being scouted on the street are just hype.
Perhaps when the film industry was just beginning, and people hadn't realized how many benefits it would bring to become a movie star, production companies did send talent scouts to discover talented young men and women on the streets, but now in 2001? There is fierce competition even among A.V. actresses. At least the film industry no longer needs talent scouts. On the contrary, some labels under record companies are looking for new talents. Of course, the advertising and modeling industries have also maintained their traditions. 'Scouting' system. But this kind of regular talent scout kept the company's fixed number and also gave her a business card. The so-called talent scout who talked to her in the restaurant was just trying to cheat her. If it went further, she was also thinking about it. Scamming money is also possible.
Although this kind of scam has been around since the 1920s - in the upcoming movie "Chicago" in the past two years, the heroine Roxy was undoubtedly cheated by a salesman who claimed to be a relative of the producer. She was deceived by sex, but it is still prosperous today. There are too many pretentious and hopeful men and women in Los Angeles. Jenny Jane is not the only one who is working in restaurants with the dream of becoming a star and waiting for opportunities. In fact, she is one of the most famous celebrities in Hollywood. Another waitress in charge of the star is also interested in developing into the entertainment industry like her, but her goal is more practical. She wants to enter the advertising industry first, start as an advertising model, and then strive for roles in TV series.
This is a good idea, but it makes no sense to Chen Zhen. The reason is very simple - she doesn't have so much time.
She traveled through time in 2014, and now it is 2001. She has only given her 14 years, and after 14 years, one of her advantages will disappear, that is, she no longer knows which movies will be popular and which movies will be popular. Street, in order not to waste this prophetic advantage, it is impossible for her to start from TV series and then move to the big screen. After all, there is almost no precedent for actresses who started from TV series to dominate Hollywood. A successful American TV series such as "Friends" can easily The filming cycle lasts for seven or eight years, and it will determine the actor's image in the minds of the audience, which is very detrimental to the actor himself, not to mention how difficult it is to transition from the TV series to the film industry.
Of course, no one dominates Hollywood by being an advertising model, working as a model, filming AVs, filming reality shows, singing, etc.
If she wants to dominate Hollywood, the only way is to act in movies. Only by starting in movies can she have a faint hope of completing at least 70% to 80% of this task in 14 years. As for how to reach the top... Chen Zhen had never thought about this herself. She didn't even know how to quantify this goal.
Even if it was just the short-term goal of 'acting in a movie', it was enough for her to drink a pot.
Jenny Jane served several guests and received generous tips from them with a sweet smile. Seeing that most of the guests in the area she was responsible for were eating, she temporarily walked to the storage cabinet and rested against the cabinet. My legs ached, and I began to mechanically analyze my next step.
To become an actor, of course you need to find an agent. The agent controls the audition channels and knows all kinds of audition news. He can send her audition applications and contact her with various performance opportunities. If she is a favorite of the agent and is willing to go out of her way to recommend her, she will even receive special attention in the audition... But the problem is that the more capable agents are, the more picky they are about their clients. At her current level, she can find Her agent is so lucky that she can get supporting roles in TV series. This is all because she is very lucky and is favored by the agent. If she is not favored by the agent, she will be directly introduced to various models or get a supporting role in the TV series to start. .
It's not that Chen Zhen is too picky, but in the entertainment industry, the first work is very important. Even if you are acting in an independent film that will never be released, as long as you are acting in a film, the chance of getting a movie for your next film is very low. It's relatively big. After a few plays, you can try to take supporting roles in small productions, then lead roles in small productions or supporting roles in large productions, and finally reach the leading role in large productions. ——Unless you are very lucky and just skip a few steps when you meet a noble person, most of Hollywood's best actors and actresses have also climbed up step by step.
Then this weird circle came back: if you want to get a movie audition, you have to find a better agent, and better agents have higher requirements for their clients. Her current qualifications are not enough to attract others' attention. Even if she wants to rely on her golden fingers to show off her acting skills, she won't get this opportunity.
Just like the weird circle of the Screen Actors Guild - the Screen Actors Guild provides many benefits, such as insurance and minimum wage negotiations, as well as introductions to performance opportunities, agent introductions, etc. If you want to join the Screen Actors Guild, you need a relatively high performance contract. But it is difficult to get a higher-paying acting contract without joining the Screen Actors Guild.
For outsiders without relevant background and connections, the entertainment industry is very closed, and it is extremely difficult to break into it.
Of course, this is normal. If it were so easy, the industry would already be overcrowded. The higher the return, the higher the threshold. This is especially true for the film industry, which is the top level of the entertainment industry. If Jenny Jane is willing to be a model now, then It's much simpler. She can just take a few photos and send her resume all over the world. There will always be magazines asking for her.
The restaurant ushered in a small dining peak at 12 noon. Jenny Jane held the dinner plate, put on a business smile, collected a circle of tips, and was still calculating her way through the gap between serving the dishes and paying the bill. How to go. Her golden fingers are only for acting, and judging from the current situation, she is not a genius. If she wants to enter the entertainment industry, I'm sorry, but I really can't be confident.
If it doesn't work out, just go back... I started out as a model and switched to TV dramas. It's not like I can't make a living by relying on my golden fingers. Although her son was the source of motivation for her to return, objectively speaking, her ex-husband still loved this baby. With his grandparents around, money and love could not be too much.
Of course, this is just the last moment. There is really no way to comfort herself. If possible, Chen Zhen still wants to reach the top as soon as possible and go back as soon as possible. But now she has no good way to break the situation. She can only train her figure to a photogenic level and then wait for the right opportunity.
If that doesn't work, start with a community theater. Although the competition for stage plays is fierce, the remuneration is relatively low and the threshold is relatively low. Get small roles in community theaters first, and then look for supporting roles in large theaters. The protagonist is not necessarily needed, the exposure of the supporting role is enough for her to make some friends...
After the lunch period ended, Jenny Jane also ushered in her own lunch break, but it would not be long, because there would be customers coming in to drink coffee and have some snacks throughout the afternoon. She can sit and rest behind the bar, but she also needs to come out to serve customers from time to time.
She had chicken salad for lunch, and stayed away from vinaigrette and salad dressing. Many women who want to lose weight think that eating salad is a diet, but they don't know that vinaigrette and salad dressing actually have no less calories than a large piece of red meat. How much, Jenny. Since Jane decided to lose weight, she would not let her suffering be in vain.
Not only that, she is now also consciously controlling her taste and giving up all sweet drinks. Because corn syrup is very cheap in the United States, drinks are heavily sugar-added, and drinks contain sodium. Drinking them consumes more salt. If you are not careful, it will exceed the standard. Therefore, people who often drink sweet drinks are very likely to lose their health. In the United States, there are many people at the bottom who live in "food deserts". Because of their ignorance and greed for petty gains, they buy large quantities of sweet drinks that are cheaper than water, and end up gaining weight. Without being able to transform into a human form, it would be difficult to even move. Then there would be the problem of three heights.
Of course, the middle class can understand the disadvantages of consuming sweet drinks, but the eating habits and physical constitution formed over the years make it easy for them to gain weight and find it difficult to lose weight. In this eating environment, if you want to maintain your figure, you have to go through a lot of trouble. It is different from the life of an ascetic monk.
At least Johnny always shook his head when he saw Jenny Jane's recipe, "Such an extreme weight loss method will make you faint. Jane, what's wrong with you? You used to have a piece of my devil's cake every day. Tell me." This is the meaning of your life, but don't talk about cake now, you don't even eat burgers."
On her first day at work after time travel, she did eat a piece of devil's cake, which is the most popular dessert among Hollywood stars, but Chen Zhen couldn't eat even half of it - because white people's tastes are not sensitive to sweetness. Relationship, Hollywood stars, or desserts in the United States are at least half as sweet as those in China, and Chen Zhen must have brought her own taste system with her. She almost vomited before eating half of this cake. .
As for burgers, the mustard and mayonnaise inside are also very high in calories, and almost all sauces have the problem of extremely high levels of salt and sugar. A spoonful of pasta sauce sold in the supermarket has more sugar than two Oreos. Jenny Jane smiled, "I may have an audition, John, so I'm on a diet."
Johnny sighed and patted Jenny on the shoulder, "I don't know whether to hope you succeed or fail."
He was not surprised that Jenny Jane wanted to enter Hollywood. This was not surprising at all in Los Angeles, especially in the neighborhoods near Hollywood.
Also because Jenny's body inherited Chen Zhen's sense of taste, she was relatively adaptable to light meals. She had also long been used to the hunger that almost followed her, causing a slight pain in her stomach. Jenny ate up a plate of salad with great care, and saw a customer coming in through the food delivery window. She patted her skirt, stood up and said to her colleague, "Kevin, I'll take care of this customer."
Kevin is the male waiter who works with her. He hasn't finished eating yet, but he just glanced at Jenny for taking care of her.
Jenny Jane didn't pay attention to this. She picked up the menu, adjusted the smile on her face to the mirror pillar, and walked to the window, "Hi, good afternoon."
"Good afternoon." Her guest looked up and gave her a smile. He seemed to be in a good mood.
"Still the same?" Jenny Jane asked.
This is the seventh day in a row that he has come to drink coffee in the afternoon, and Jenny Jane has already taken his order in his mind. This is a necessary trick for the waiter to get tips.
"It's still the same," the guest said.
When Jenny brought a cup of mocha with no sugar, double milk, cream on top, and a lot of cinnamon powder, she said, "The weather is nice today, and you seem to be in a good mood."
"I had a great day, how about you?" The guest's eyes flashed with joy.
Chatting with customers is also a skill for getting tips, but Jenny Jane didn't talk to him for this reason today. She shrugged, "I have an audition in two days. I've been a little nervous these days. Everything else is... good."
The male customer was stunned for a moment, but then nodded in realization, "You came to Los Angeles with a dream, right?"
"So far, my dream has not been very smooth," Jenny pouted, gestured to her uniform, and smiled at the male customer, "No matter what -"
"My name is Dave," the male customer said.
"OK, no matter what, Dave, I wish you a nice day." Jenny winked at him and smiled again, "If you need anything, just call me."
She picked up the tray and left gracefully, observing Dave without leaving a trace through the mirrored decorative columns that could be seen everywhere in the restaurant.
He was staring at her back.
good phenomenon. Jenny thought: I'd better work the day shift for the next week.
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