Meizong Wealth Life

Chapter 129 Dream linkage, two chefs are ecstatic

Charlie followed Betty into the interview room.

Normally, Betty would guide the interviewer to the center of the room and introduce the two interviewers.

But when she arrived at Charlie's place, Betty did nothing except a self-satisfied roll of her eyes, and just closed the door and left.

But Betty still underestimated Charlie. He had already guessed the situation in the room before entering the door, so he didn't feel embarrassed at all.

As soon as he entered the door, Charlie raised his hand and greeted Ovitz.

"Michael, long time no see."

Ovitz nodded at Charlie.

"Charlie, you are still the same, you haven't changed at all."

"really?"

Charlie touched his face subconsciously.

"They all say that I have become more masculine, but I still prefer the me more than ten years ago. At that time, I not only had a figure like a bodybuilder, but I could also charm a lot of women just by my looks, like Same as Mr. Dutton now!”

"Wow, is that really true?"

Jamie turned to look at Ovitz, who was a little stuck by the protruding rainbow fart.

Before Ovitz could speak, Charlie prompted:

"Michael, do you remember what you said about me when we first met? You asked me if I was interested in being an actor."

Ovitz adjusted his glasses and looked at Charlie with interest from his eyes hidden behind the lenses.

He is just old, but not senile and foolish.

"Did I really say that?"

Charlie replied calmly:

"Of course, but I rejected your request at the time because I wanted to focus more on creating music."

Ovitz sneered inwardly.

The results of it?
You put most of your energy into picking up girls.

Charlie had already guessed that Ovitz would have such a reaction, so he immediately added.

"I have been reflecting on this in recent years. If I had followed your advice, I would have become a Hollywood star with a net worth of over [-] million, just like Tom Cruise."

Ovitz sneered in his heart and made the last strike.

And sleep with more and more beautiful women?
Charlie shamelessly continued:

"Your vision has always been so outstanding, so I believe this interview will start another cooperation between us. Maybe in more than ten years, the story between you and me will become a legend in Hollywood." .”

Ovitz did not let Charlie continue to improvise, but interrupted him with a serious look.

"Charlie, I remember very clearly. I didn't say anything back then that you were suitable to be an actor. On the contrary, I blocked several drama offers from you when I was at CAA. What I told the film company at that time was, if If you want to film with this guy, you have to be prepared to help him wipe his ass all over the world, because you have no idea how many actresses on the crew this guy can trick into sleeping with after the filming is finished!"

Charlie's face froze on the spot.

Ovitz had no intention of letting him go and continued:
"Now I just want to know one thing, and that is, are you serious about coming to this interview?"

Charlie, who came back to his senses, replied without thinking:
"of course."

Ovitz picked up Charlie's resume.

"How do you explain this to me?"

Charlie looked at Ovitz sincerely.

"Do you believe me when I say this was just a mistake? At that time, I saw the recruitment information in the newspaper, and suddenly I had the idea to give it a try, but it asked me to submit my resume first, and you know that I have been doing it all these years. It was the job that came to me instead of me looking for a job, so I didn’t submit a resume at all and could only take my brother’s resume template.”

Ovitz sneered:

"So you just changed the photo and forgot to change the name?"

Charlie shrugged.

Whether Ovitz believed it or not, he did.

Ovitz had already expected Charlie's rogueness, and then asked:

"Why are you suddenly interested in acting? Is it because of the beautiful actresses in the same crew?"

Charlie denied it on the spot and vowed that he already had a girlfriend and was planning to propose to her soon.

The purpose of applying for the job of TV shopping host is to prove to his girlfriend that he is ready to say goodbye to his past dissolute life.

But no matter what Charlie said, Ovitz remained unmoved.

He knew very well what Charlie was like.

Closing the folder in his hand, Ovitz turned to look at Jamie, who was watching the show with his hands folded, and said very seriously:

"You just saw that for the role we are recruiting, Charlie 100% meets the requirements, but my opinion of him is still the same as it was more than ten years ago. If I choose him, I have to consider the possibility of this guy's dissolute private life. All the trouble it brings."

When Charlie heard this, he immediately panicked.

Although it is unknown how involved Ovitz was in this project, given Ovitz's reputation and resume in Hollywood, his opinions are likely to influence the decision of the real interviewer Jamie Dutton.

With his brain running rapidly, he really came up with a way to break the situation.

"Mr. Dutton, if my guess is correct, if you open auditions like this, you must be recruiting more than just TV shopping program hosts, right?"

Jamie was already ready to directly announce that Charlie had passed the interview. Hearing this, he couldn't help but look up at Charlie.

Charlie didn't realize that his cleverness was completely unnecessary. He thought he had made the right bet, and then started talking.

"I just carefully observed today's interviewees and found that there are many different types of people. A TV shopping program will never use so many characters, right?"

"The most important thing is that if you are just recruiting TV shopping hosts, you two heavyweights will not be required to serve as interviewers in person."

Jamie and Ovitz looked at each other.

I don’t know if the flattery just now had an effect, but Ovitz praised Charlie for the first time.

"This guy really has a good eye. This is probably one of the few advantages I can find in him."

As soon as he was praised, Charlie immediately returned to his old ways:
"Actually, I have many advantages. For example, as a TV shopping host, if I were asked to recommend products with women as the main consumer group, I think the effect would be very good. After all, I have a good understanding of women. Very talented.”

What's rare is that Ovitz didn't refute this time, but just turned to look at Jamie.

Charlie didn't know that this time he hit the right note, and his words directly spoke to Ovitz's heart.

Before the interview started this morning, Ovitz was still trying to persuade Jamie.

Ovitz did not deny that adding plots to TV shopping shows was a great idea, but after seeing the plot outline made by Jamie, Ovitz believed that such a story could be made into a TV series alone, otherwise What a complete waste of such a good idea.

Jamie's concerns mainly focus on the series of paradoxes that may arise from "making American dramas in the world of American dramas".

It wasn't until Charlie's intrusion that Jamie realized that his worries were unnecessary.

For example, the Charlie in front of me did not participate in any interview as a TV shopping host in the original play.

But now he was standing in front of Jamie.

If the interview fails, Charlie's life will return to normal and develop according to the plot that Jamie was familiar with in his previous life.

Then one day a few years later, Charlie slipped and fell from the subway platform and was hit by an oncoming subway and died.Jamie may see this news in the newspaper or on the Internet, and then at most he will sigh, another familiar character from his previous life has been killed by the plot.

But now there is a brand new choice before Jamie.

Recruit Charlie to play the ex-husband of the new single-parent heroine in "Modern Family."

In this way, Charlie's life trajectory will be completely changed.

In order to work, he had to move from Los Angeles to New York, which would have to sell his large house in Marbury Beach.

Once Charlie left, his brother Allen had no choice but to follow Charlie to New York to develop if he didn't want to be homeless.

In this way, Charlie and Alan's lives are completely deviated from their original trajectory.

Jamie can also write the plot of "Two and a Half Men" as a script and film it without worrying about the plot "colliding" with reality.

Thinking of this, Jamie turned his head and whispered to Ovitz.

Ovitz looked at Jamie in shock.

Finally, Jamie's determined look on his face convinced Ovitz that he wasn't joking.

"Okay, Charlie, we are not sure yet whether you are the most suitable candidate for this role. You can go back next door and wait for news."

Charlie shrugged.

This was certainly not the best outcome he expected, but at least it wasn't bad.

If he were only competing with the other interviewers in the next room, Charlie would still be very confident in himself.

As the first interviewee to come back, Charlie sat down next door and immediately sparked a flurry of murmurs.

Alan turned his head and asked Charlie about the interview.

Walter on the side also pricked up his ears and wanted to eavesdrop, but unfortunately he was discovered immediately by Charlie.

In order to cover up his embarrassment, Walter immediately changed the subject.

"So, is the information I sold you correct?"

Charlie shook hands with Walter on the spot and said that the two hundred dollars in intelligence fees were well spent.

As soon as their hands separated, Charlie asked curiously:
"By the way, aren't you here just to sell information?"

Walter shrugged.

"Of course not, I'm here for the interview too."

Charlie and Alan were stunned.

"Really?"

"Of course!"

Walter said proudly that he had come to apply for the role of the philandering scumbag.

Charlie and Alan were shocked.

With Walter’s majestic appearance, I don’t know who gave him the courage to apply for this role.

Walter enjoyed Charlie and Allen's expressions at the moment. Of course he would not tell them. In fact, he begged his girlfriend Betty for a long time before the other party reluctantly agreed to include him on the interview list.

Charlie shook hands with Walter again:

"Congratulations, you successfully sold the information to your competitor."

Walter was stunned on the spot.

"You also applied for this role?"

Charlie winked at Walter:
"So you want to know more details about the interview I just had?"

Walter nodded without hesitation.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Charlie making a gesture of counting money toward him.

After some thought struggle, Walter took out the two hundred dollars that he had not kept warm in his pocket.

Unexpectedly, Charlie actually said that two hundred was not enough and he had to add more money.

While Walter was still thinking about it, Betty opened the door and came in and called away interviewer No. 18.

This guy has long artistic hair, and he looks like the playboy scumbag he was auditioning for.

Learning that Walter's interview number was No. 20, Charlie struck while the iron was hot and told Walter that he didn't have much time to think about it.

But Walter was still a little undecided. He didn't feel bad about paying 200. Anyway, the money was earned from Charlie, but if he paid more money, he would have to pay it out of his own pocket.

Just over a minute later, Betty opened the door again and called away interviewer No. 19.

Obviously the interview on the 18th will be very short.

There are only two possibilities for this situation. If the interviewer takes a fancy to the 18th at a glance, or the interviewer has already found a suitable candidate, and the rest of the interview is just a formality.

After weighing it, Walter gritted his teeth and took out $50 from his wallet.

Charlie's psychological expectation was to increase the price by US$100, but seeing that Walter didn't look very rich, he could only accept it as soon as it was good.

After accepting the $50, Charlie asked Walter to come over and Barabara said a lot of things in his ear.

As soon as it was over, Betty opened the door and came in, calling out Walter's name.

Walter hurriedly arranged his clothes and stood up, gave Charlie a thank you look, and then confidently followed Betty to the next room.

Unlike the previous two interviewers, Walter's interview lasted a full seven or eight minutes.

This made Allen couldn't help but wonder whether Charlie really told Walter all the interview situations.

After another 2 minutes, the house price door was pushed open.

Betty came in and called away interviewer No. 21. At the same time, Walter also went back and forth like Charlie, returned to his seat and sat down again.

At first, Charlie was worried that Walter would come back to ask him for the $50 intelligence fee. Unexpectedly, Walter excitedly held Charlie's hand as soon as he sat down.

"Thank you for telling me that this interview to recruit TV shopping hosts was just a pretense. In fact, they were looking for suitable TV drama actors. I made extra preparations for this, and I really used it during the interview."

"So you were selected?" Allen asked even more anxiously than Charlie.

Walter shrugged.

"No, the two interviewers told me as soon as I walked in that I was not suitable for the role of a philandering scumbag."

Not only was Alan confused by these words, but Charlie was also confused.

Since neither Jamie nor Ovitz was optimistic about Walter, why did the interview last so long?
Walter waved to Charlie with a mysterious look on his face, motioning for him to come over.

Charlie did as he was told.

After listening to Walter’s whisper in his ear, Charlie’s face was filled with shock.

Jamie plans to make another spin-off series besides "Modern Family", and the protagonist is the playboy scumbag.

Although Walter did not audition for the role of the philandering scumbag, Jamie felt that Walter's image was very special, so he agreed to give him an important supporting role in the "Modern Family" spin-off.

(End of this chapter)