The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1178 The Breath of Life
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Anne immediately realized that she might have made a mistake. She raised her eyes and looked at Anson carefully, her facial features twisted.

"……Feel sorry?"

This expression made Anson laugh. "Don't worry, I'm not a porcelain doll. You don't have to handle me with care. I'm just a little surprised that you two appear in the same picture."

Anne raised her chin slightly, "Why, Ryan Phillippe and Jake Gyllenhaal appear at the same time, is that weird?"

Anson, "No. Idol vases, it's understandable that they auditioned for the same role; but you and Claire Danes?"

Anne immediately understood the subtext of Anson's words and couldn't help but widen her eyes. "Why, she's a talented actress and I'm an idol?"

Anson was not panicked at all, instead he smiled broadly, "She is heroic, and you are beautiful, two completely different temperaments."

pretty?

Anne had not expected such an answer. Her heartbeat was disrupted. She looked at Anson for a second longer and hurriedly changed the subject.

"If you had seen me at my first audition, you wouldn't have said that."

"The last time I auditioned was in the summer, when I was filming 'The Princess Diaries 2', and I rushed over to audition during my lunch break."

"I had a scene to film that afternoon, and I didn't have time to remove my makeup or change my costume. I was wearing a ridiculous wig and a princess dress with puffy sleeves. I didn't even have time to check the makeup on my face."

"Before entering the room, I just used the makeup mirror to check if there were any vegetable leaves or jam stuck in my teeth, and then I went forward with gritted teeth."

"You can imagine the scene. The audition director looked at me like he saw a ghost, and the staff behind me couldn't help but laughed out loud."

"Honestly, I was almost crouching down and burrowing."

Vivid and lifelike.

Anson was able to imagine the scene in his mind, and a smile crept up the corners of his mouth.

"If I could, I really wanted to start over and make a new appointment, but the audition director insisted that was his only availability."

"What else can I do?"

"I can only be thankful that at least I was able to run out for the audition during that lunch break."

"So, I grabbed hold of my reason, controlled my impulse to almost burst out laughing, took the script from them, and performed a scene."

Anson was surprised. "No warm-up time?"

Anne shook her head.

"I guess that was intentional because they gave me a long, I'm not sure, five or six lines."

“God, that’s like reading in English.”

"But this is a good thing. I can finally forget about the ridiculous hair and ridiculous clothes for a while and force myself to focus on the lines. I don't want to play a stuttering character unnecessarily. That would be too painful."

"I don't even know how it all ended. I just remember that when I left, my knees went weak and I could barely stand."

"But I really, really wanted to get this role, and I thought I would regret it 100% if I missed it, so I put all my energy there and hoped that I would have no regrets."

Anne paused here and glanced up at Anson.

"Sorry, I can't say which work it is..."

Anson laughed. There are many works that need to be kept secret during the audition stage, which has gradually evolved into a habit in Hollywood. "Don't worry, the media will eventually reveal all the names of the audition candidates."

"I just have to keep an eye on TMZ."

Just like Spider-Man 2 did.

Anne was stunned for a moment, then realized Anson's self-mockery and couldn't help laughing.

Anson, "Now it seems that your first audition should have done well enough for them to overlook those wigs and puff sleeves."

Annie:?
Anson, "So that's why you got a second audition today, isn't it? Maybe they just like the sincerity and vulnerability underneath that funny exterior, and that could be your weapon to defeat Claire." Anne's smile blossomed completely, "I hope so."

After a pause, Anne asked cautiously, "So you don't mind?"

Anson was confused, "What do you mind?"

Anne:……

Difficulty speaking.

However, Anne finally said the name, "Jack..."

He hesitated to speak, saying half and hiding the other.

Anson suddenly realized, and looking at Anne like this, he just smiled, "No, no, no, of course I don't mind."

"Wait, you're not considering dropping this project because Jack might be in it?"

"Not to mention that it's still unknown whether Jack can get the role, even if Jack gets the role, it shouldn't be a problem."

Anne blinked, her expression slightly hesitant, "Really?"

"We are friends. A friend's friend is a friend, and a friend's enemy is an enemy. Shouldn't I support my friends unconditionally?"

"I don't like what he did. He stabbed you in the back but accused you of making a fuss. Obviously, he didn't realize his mistake at all."

Anson did not respond, but just looked at Anne carefully with a smile.

Annie was confused, "What's wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?"

Anson's eyes curved into crescents. "So you left the bar and followed me out?"

Anne mumbled for a while, unable to make a sound, and looked away stiffly.

Anson, "Thank you."

Anne was stunned and looked at Anson blankly.

Anson looked straight at Anne with his deep, bright eyes, and repeated sincerely, "Thank you. I need the support of a friend to let me know that I am not such a failure in Hollywood."

Anne was a little anxious and tried to comfort Anson.

Anson raised the corner of his mouth and waved his hand, "Don't worry, it's just a brief thought in my mind."

"In fact, I don't blame Jack. In a way, he was right. He had a hundred reasons to accept the audition invitation. He didn't need to report it to me."

"If he tells me, it's because he considers me a friend; if he doesn't tell me, it's just the status quo of Vanity Fair."

"I just need to know the truth, to know that I have not misunderstood, to know that I have not misunderstood my friends because of my own dark and twisted thoughts. This is enough; then I can turn the page and continue to face this world of fame and fortune calmly."

"I don't hate Jack."

Annie was very surprised, her eyes widened, "Really?"

Anson's smile was fully blossoming, "Life is too short. I don't want to waste time hating others. Instead of spending effort and energy hating, I should devote my time to the people I like."

"It's hard to believe, but hatred is very energy-consuming and a sheer waste of life."

“Maybe Hollywood isn’t the place to make friends, but believe it or not, I’ve made some friends here.”

Anne, "Really? It's so hard to make friends here. Do you have any real friends? I don't mean those who work together on a movie or just nod at a party, but real friends who know each other's phone numbers and still meet up outside of work."

Anson, "Of course. Anne Hathaway."

Anne:……

He was stunned and looked at Anson, not knowing what to say, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

(End of this chapter)