Chapter 63 Military Instructor

(Say weakly, ask for all kinds of support!)

Just after eight o'clock in the morning, Matthew came to Helen Herman's office as agreed, and there was only Helen Herman in it.

"Sit whatever you want." Helen Herman put a laptop in front of him, "He can come over in half an hour."

Matthew went to the water dispenser to pick up a glass of water, took it back and sat on a single sofa. Seeing that Helen Herman was still busy, he waited patiently.

After less than ten minutes, Helen Herman was busy with the work at hand, pushed the laptop aside, and said, "I contacted an officer who retired a few years ago, and he had done recruit training for a long time. Officer, now I often train actors for some war-related film crews in Hollywood, which is exactly what we want."

"Sounds good." Matthew nodded.

Helen Herman took off his glasses and wiped them, then said, "He will develop a ten-day military training plan for you and guide you through this part of the training."

"What about the charges?" Matthew didn't think it was an obligation to help. "How does he charge."

"Twelve hundred dollars in ten days, this price is already very low." Helen Herman asked Matthew's financial problems, "isn't there enough money?"

Matthew thought about it silently, "Enough."

After removing the $1,200, the remaining money is enough for his basic living expenses for a period of time in the future. If he can get the role of Ronald Spears and sign an actor contract, the crew will pay part of the salary.

"How is your data research?" Helen Herman asked again.

"I have read all the materials, and I am currently reading the novel for the third time." Matthew said bluntly, "My reading ability is not strong, and it may be slower than others to understand."

It would be much better if the novel was in Chinese. At the beginning, I only learned very simple English on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and my level was extremely limited. Although Matthew went to middle school, he was just messing around in a very chaotic public school. It's just that I didn't learn much at all.

Helen-Hellman warned, "You need to improve your reading skills, otherwise it will be difficult to read scripts in the future."

"I know." Matthew explained, "I have been reading and reading newspapers every day for several months, and it has never been interrupted."

There was a knock on the office door, and then Amanda pushed the door and walked in. She glanced at Matthew first, and then said to Helen Herman, "Here he is."

Helen Herman closed the laptop. "Let him in."

After a short meeting, Amanda brought in a strong man in his thirties. He was white, but his skin was tanned.

Helen Herman walked over from behind the desk and introduced the two parties directly.

"Matthew, this is Hawke Breton." She first introduced the sturdy soldier with dark skin, "a very good military instructor."

Then, she introduced Matthew, "Hawker, this is Matthew Horner, an actor, and your next employer."

Matthew and Hawke-Breton shook hands, feeling the retired officer's hands as rough as his own.

After a brief exchange between the two, Helen Herman found a professional to draw up a contract last night, and the two sides signed it separately. It was considered a ten-day cooperation agreement.

"When does training start?" Hawke Breton asked.

Matthew thought for a while and replied, "Of course the sooner the better."

Hawke-Breton seems to still maintain the military style, "In this way, I will improve the plan today, and we will start tomorrow."

Matthew decided to take a leave of absence from the acting school for the time being and said, "Okay."

Hawke Breton asked again, "Where are we training?"

"Huh?" Only then did Matthew realize that he had overlooked something very important.

Helen Herman took the call and said, "My family has a small farm west of Burbank, and I asked someone to clean up the grounds last night. Hawk, the specific address will be sent to you by text later. on the phone."

"That's good." Hawke Breton was obviously an actionist, "I'll go first."

He nodded to Matthew and Amanda and left the office.

Helen Herman solved the problem of the training venue, and Matthew couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Do you have to charge for that venue?"

"What you want to give." Helen Herman said lightly, "I will not refuse."

Matthew immediately mumbled, "Let's talk about this later." Of course he wanted to save the money, and then changed the subject, "Anything new about auditions?"

Helen Herman didn't give up either, replying, "Eric revealed to me yesterday that Tom Hanks himself will be auditioning for the role of Ronald Spears himself."

"That is to say..." Matthew understood the meaning behind this sentence, "His opinion will directly determine the attribution of the character?"

"That's right." Helen Herman said a fact, "Tom Hanks is the direct person in charge of this crew."

She said slowly, "Tom Hanks is an actor who has worked hard from the bottom step by step. Compared with those directors and producers, he pays more attention to the performance itself. The performance during the audition is very important!"

Matthew still lacks confidence and asks, "If I fail the audition, what role can I get?"

"The backup plan has three targets for the time being." Helen Herman didn't hide it this time. "An unlucky guy who was shot to death by the Luger pistol he captured, a passer-by soldier who appears in every episode but has few lines and scenes. , and a non-commissioned officer who was blown into two pieces by a cannon."

Matthew frowned, "It doesn't sound very good."

"Do you think the role that an ordinary producer can influence will be an important role?" Helen Herman asked rhetorically, and then slowed down, "So, we have to try our best to strive for the first goal."

After chatting about the audition for a while, Helen Herman gave Matthew another stack of copies, which was a copy of the diary and memoirs of E Company soldier David Kenyon Webster, who studied Ronald- The role of Spears is helpful.

Holding a copy of the diary and memoirs, Matthew went downstairs, and Amanda from the front desk waved to him.

"Matthew!" she called. "Come here."

Matthew walked over quickly, "You weren't here when I came in the morning, and I wanted to chat with you."

Amanda put her hands on the front desk, got a little closer, and said, "I went to the airport to book a ticket, and I came a little late."

"Go to the airport to book a ticket?" Matthew asked with concern, "Are you going back?"

"Well." Amanda nodded, "I'm here to help temporarily. I'm going to go back to New York first, and then go to London to continue studying at Cambridge University."

Matthew sighed, "I really miss you, I don't know how long we'll have to wait next time we see you."

Anyway, Amanda helped him a lot.

Amanda has an open-minded personality and said with a smile, "Maybe when we meet again, you will become a big star."

Matthew asked, "What day is your flight? I'll take you off."

"No need." Amanda shook her head. "Now is the critical preparation period for your audition. Don't be distracted. My parents have already come, and I'll go with them."

Hearing what she said, Matthew didn't insist and nodded, "My phone number will not change, keep in touch."

"I'm going to the UK soon." Amanda said with a smile, "If you can pass the audition, you will also go to the UK to shoot, and then I will visit your class."

"Okay!" Matthew also laughed, "See you in the UK then!"

After chatting with Amanda for a while, he left the Angel Agency and went to the bank first. According to the previous agreement, he first transferred three hundred dollars to Hawke Breton's account, and the remaining nine hundred dollars waited for the training to be completed. pay off.

In this way, there is not much money left in his hand. Fortunately, there is no big expenditure in the future, and he can save a little money and can survive for a while.

The money a character actor can earn is simply not enough to spend.

If he can get a job on the crew of "Band of Brothers" next, he can get a salary, which can alleviate the financial difficulties. If he can't get a role, or the salary is too low, he must consider finding another part-time job.

Now, Matthew only hopes that the audition will come soon. Even if he gets an unimportant supporting role, he will go to the UK to shoot. In that case, he can eat and drink in the crew and save a lot of daily expenses.

It is quite helpless for people to be poor and short-minded.

After completing the transfer procedures, Matthew called Helen Herman and asked her to inform Hawke Breton, then returned to the apartment in Westwood District and carefully studied the diary of David Kenyon Webster memoir.

He knew very well that Helen Herman must have spent a lot of effort to get this copy.

The female agent didn't say anything, but in fact has been working hard to pave the way for his client.

Matthew can also feel that he is now the number one potential client of Angel Brokerage.

After an afternoon and an evening of memoirs, he arrived on time the next morning on what Helen-Hellman described as a small farm to begin a rigorous training session that added to his audition stakes.