[US Entertainment] Wild Child

Summer came out of the toilet.

Several girls were standing in the corridor, and a girl waved to her, "Sam, what are they talking about inside?"

"That's not all, girls, parties, games, it's boring."

"Who was mentioned?"

"Kalinda in eighth grade, Mimi in ninth grade."

Another girl gave her a piece of chocolate, "You can still go in during the next class break."

Summer's eyes widened: "I can't go in after every get out of class, they will think that I have prostate problems before I am 10 years old."

The girls laughed and laughed, "Okay, then you can go in the afternoon."

Summer thought it was fun for her to be a little spy for girls. Girls often asked her to find out about boys. In the age without smart phones, they had to rely on Human services.She is cute, young and well-behaved. The girls like her very much and often run errands with her.She doesn't mind running errands to spread the word if it's a little effort.

When she came home from school, Suzanne changed her dress.

"Today, Dad's boss invites you to dinner."

"Is there anything to watch out for?"

"Nothing special. There is a girl in his family, she is 15 years old, and she shouldn't have any common language with you."

Sam nodded.She also has a lot of experience on how to play a cute 9-year-old girl. The boss and his wife praised her again and again. The boss's daughter is in the rebellious period, so of course they don't like her very much.But well, that's not important.

Adults are easy to deal with, as long as you behave like a child and add a little bit of well-behaved, nothing can't be settled.

Switching to Hollywood is a bit more difficult. After all, the other party is the one who decides whether to give you a job. It is difficult to get the desired result just by being cute and cute.

Most child actors know little or nothing about the dark side of Hollywood, and their agents don't tell them, they just take them around, and there are many agents who have very strict control and management over their small clients , especially those children whose guardians themselves are in a mess. They restrain the children's words and deeds, dress and eat, sometimes coaxing them, and sometimes intimidating them.

Irene didn't control Summer so tightly because Suzanne took good care of her, and Summer herself was a little more mature than children of the same age. Irene felt that she was very worry-free. very satisfied.

After playing some tricks in "Home Alone", Summer can finally be called a little actor with a name.

One day in April, Erin Kepler solemnly took several of her small clients to Disney's Burbank Building.

As a star-making factory for teen idols, Disney signs a bunch of child actors every year, and then selects talents from them. Many stars of tomorrow come out of Disney's family channel.Being able to sign with Disney means at least 5 years without worrying about work. They like to sign long-term contracts. Of course, the competition is fierce, but if you can sign, there are many benefits. They will work hard to make you a starlet.

Dozens of children, ranging in age from five to 5, were waiting in the lobby, all accompanied by their managers and guardians.

The first round of audition is very simple, call in one by one, and perform talents according to the requirements of the other party.Summer went into the audition room, there were 5 people in it, 3 men and 2 women.They asked her to sing 2 songs, dance 2 minutes of modern dance and 2 minutes of tap dance, and asked her which school she went to, knowing that she was in the sixth grade at the age of 9, which left a deep impression on them.Then they told her to go back and wait for news.

According to Summer's understanding of the art of speaking for adults, it is basically useless to ask you to go home and wait. Unexpectedly, two weeks later, Irene took her to the Disney Building in Burbank.

"They have a good impression of you and think you are very talented." Lu Erin told her, "You are also of the right age. You have a little acting experience, but you haven't been taught badly."

"Then—what if they find out that I'm a girl later?"

"So what? Gender isn't a problem. If you can play boys for years and never get caught, they're dumb. Big guys don't care about little things, and maybe they find it funny. You know they're What kind of virtue, the most fearful thing is that you have no characteristics."

Well, that could also be true.In Summer's imagination, the bigwigs in Hollywood have seen almost everything, and maybe they will reveal her real gender at that time, and it can really be regarded as an interesting thing, nothing bad.

Is it a little dangerous?seems like it.Oscar's youngest supporting actress winner Tatum O'Neill played a little girl who was regarded as a boy in "Paper Moon" when she was less than 9 years old. Gender cuteness is very malleable.

The second audition took a little longer. This time they asked a few children to perform a school routine together, and then told them to go back and wait for news.

Irene is very optimistic, "Disney is always like this, they will not notify you on the spot, and always ask you to go back and wait. Don't worry, there will be good news." Summer is the only one of her small clients who has entered the second round of auditions , she certainly hopes that Summer can be selected in the end.

Disney finally gave notice before the schools were out for the summer: They signed 30 kids, and Sam Brooke was one of them.

There will be a 6-week training in the summer vacation. After the training is over, more than half of them will be wiped out, and the remaining children will get a formal contract.

Leonardo, who has graduated from the School of Creative Arts, said that you are a future Disney star.

Toby also expressed envy. The youngest of them now seems to have a bright future, and they don't know where the next job will be.

Leonardo is better, he finished the pilot episode of "The Little Godfather" and the pilot episode of "Family with Parents", and the next thing is to wait, if both of them get the episode booking, it means the fall season He's likely to have two jobs, which makes him happy.

Toby is still trying to find a character who can have more lines than a soy sauce.

Summer’s recurring role in the medical drama has also finished broadcasting, and she is still waiting for the news of renewal. If she is renewed, she can consider signing a supporting role; and if she officially signs with Disney, Disney Channel, a subsidiary of the Disney Group, will definitely There is no need to worry about job opportunities if there are suitable dramas or children's programs for her to perform.

Because of Summer, the two of them also became friends with Lucas Haas. This loose small group is now 4 people, Leonardo is the largest, and Summer is the youngest.Leonardo is an easy kid to hang out with and has other friends, but the one he hangs out with the most right now is Tobey Maguire.

On vacation and without work, Leonardo often ran out to play.

He didn't have a driver's license yet, and it was impossible for Ilmelin to let him buy a motorcycle covered in iron. He took the bus to find Toby first, and then took the bus together to the nearby playground.Things that are suitable for teenagers these days, that is, roller skating, skateboards, arcade machines, etc. Leonardo will occasionally take them to watch the street dance troupe.

The movie "Breakin'" released in 1984 led to the prosperity of street dance troupes, which can be said to be popular all over the world, and the fever has not subsided until now.Leonardo is also a master of break dancing, and he is very proud of his good dancing skills.

Suzanne was worried that Summer would go out with them. They were still children. Leonardo was not yet 16 years old, and he was thin and small. He really couldn't bear the responsibility of taking care of other children.American law is harsh on guardians who neglect their children, and she doesn't want anything to go wrong.There is no objection to playing at home, forgive these little brats and they can't shake the sky.

At this time Leonardo felt that she was too young to go out with them.The school didn't approve of them learning street dance, thinking it was not popular. Most of the children who were interested in performing learned ballet or modern dance. Jazz dance was considered to require more skills and was not suitable for children to learn.

Summer also regrets that he is still too young to be separated from his guardian.

Lucas didn't come today, Toby said he was working, and expressed deep sympathy for him not being able to play happily during the summer vacation.

Leonardo is busy playing games, the Famicom is good, and the Gameboy is also very attractive. Ilmelin still didn’t buy him a Gameboy, so he can only borrow Summer’s. Most of the pocket money Summer earned at school is used She bought game cassettes, and she didn't want to keep these cassettes at home, so she gave them all to Leonardo.

Toby was sullen, saying that he was older than Disney's requirement, otherwise he would also like to try it.

"Maybe I'm not suitable to be an actor." He was a little frustrated.This is the idea that almost every actor will have when he is not making a fortune. Self-confidence is one thing, but when the number of failures accumulates to a certain level, it is really too shocking. I don't want to continue anymore and become a little meteor.

"You have to have love. You have to really like acting as a career to continue." Summer was reading a comic book they brought her, the latest issue of "Iron Man".

"You said the same thing as my acting teacher." Toby rolled his eyes.

"If you don't like acting yourself, how can you continue?" Summer looked up at him. "If you really don't like it, go back and study hard. It's very simple."

"I hate going to school."

Even Leonardo looked up at him this time, "I hate school too, but I have to go to school." They're both in tenth grade next semester.

"Just make up your own mind, no one can make the decision for you."

"What about you? You seem to have never wavered."

"Me?" Summer smiled, "I'm still very young, I can take my time."