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Chapter 195: The Road to Transformation

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"Say that, Murphy."

At the desk, Jessica Alba sat at the desk and looked at Murphy across the street seriously. "Do you think I'm suitable for everything except nude scenes?"

She could tell this from the audition.

Murphy did not answer directly, but just smiled.

The fact is true. Regardless of whether it is preconceived or not, Jessica Alba has a very big advantage in terms of appearance conditions alone. She looks sweet and pleasing and has a sexy and hot figure.

"I think I'm very suitable for Nancy's setting," Jessica Alba once again showed a sweet smile. She might have felt inferior a few years ago, but her appearance now brings her confidence. "I have participated in professional dance classes, and dancing is easy for me. I believe that even if I dance in clothes, it can attract many people..."

After working hard in Hollywood for several years, she also knew the importance of self-confidence. If she didn't even believe in herself, how could she convince others?

But before she finished speaking, Murphy shook her head, "Jesse, I admire you very much. I have never concealed this since the audition."

Jessica Alba was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly, and she felt nothing wrong.

"I remember you were born as a child star?" Murphy suddenly changed the subject.

"Yes." Jessica Alba smiled confidently, "I started acting in movies in 1993."

These are her advantages.

Murphy tilted his head and looked at her, "Ask you, how old are you this year?"

This was an inconsiderate question, Jessica Alba hesitated for a moment, and said, "I'm almost twenty-two years old."

"Twenty-two," Murphy said meaningfully, "Twenty-two is already a very dangerous age for a young idol."

Jessica Alba's eyes drooped and the smile on her face was diminishing.

"Have you ever thought about it, Jessica?" If there is hope, Murphy still wants to use Jessica Alba. "How long can you go to the youth idol route you are positioning?"

Without waiting for Jessica Alba to answer, he continued, "I believe you know better than me. Youth idols all have shelf life, and the shelf life is often very short. It is difficult for young idols to stick to the path of young idols until they are twenty-five."

Murphy was not in a hurry, but stopped and asked Jessica Alba to think about it himself. He was not talking nonsense. This was a situation that a young idol actor would inevitably face as he grew older.

"I don't know if your agency has reminded you," Murphy added, "Jesse, you should be transforming."

Jessica Alba's smile became increasingly weak. Why did she hold on to the role of Nancy? This video faces adult audiences, not those furious children...

Looking at the few actors who have become famous in recent years, they can succeed in transformation. They create a group of young idols, throw them away when they expire, and then re-create a group of them. This is a common phenomenon in Hollywood. Unless they are very distinctive or have extremely outstanding acting potential, most agency companies will not help young idol actors formulate a complete transformation plan. Instead of spending a lot of resources on the transformation with a very low chance of success, it is better to re-support a group of young newcomers with good conditions.

Hollywood will never lack young men and women with outstanding appearances.

After temptation, Murphy could see from Jessica Alba's reaction that her agent should have not made much planning in this regard.

"Neve Campbell, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, these popular young Hollywood idols, how many people still remember them now?"

If they hadn't been able to still show their presence in the tabloids, these people would have been forgotten long ago. "Jesse, their biggest problem is that when it's time to transform, they don't transform decisively, and continue to rely on the old capital of youth idols. When they are really old, they will have no chance to transform."

Jessica Alba was a little confused, "Is this related to the character Nancy? This is also a vase character..."

"But vases are different from vases. Some vases can act until they are in their forties," Murphy reminded. "Some of them cannot act after they are twenty-five."

Most of the vase characters of youth idols are limited to those of the age of seventeen or eighteen. If they are not born with baby faces, they will rarely find a suitable role after they are twenty-three or four years old.

"But..." Jessica Alba no longer had the confidence she had just now, "I'm old, I'm OK..."

"Can you still play a mature vase role?" Jessica Alba's mind seemed quite clear, knowing that she was not an acting player. Murphy shook her head and said, "You can take a look at it carefully. After leaving this type of work and role, you can still get an influential mature vase role? I want to play a more mature vase role, but I have been stereotyped by my previous role and have no appeal among adult audiences. If I can't leave an impression on the adult audience, I will soon..."

He shrugged and said, "Jesse, why do you want the role of Nancy? You won't give up even if the contract is not agreed? Don't say it's my reason, I, a young director, don't have this appeal."

Jessica Alba's eyes were floating around, just not looking at Murphy, just like a little girl whose mind was seen through.

"Because the audience of this film must be adult audiences over 17 years old! This will allow you to enter non-youth characters you have never encountered before!" Through the words just now, Murphy has gradually grasped Jessica Alba's psychology. "The character Nancy seems to be a vase, but it is the vase that is extremely critical to the plot in the comics, and it is easy to leave a deep impression on people."

He leaned forward and looked at Jessica Alba with his eyes floating around. "Nancy is completely different from your previous role. Although she is a vase, she is out of the category of youth idols."

Jessica Alba pursed her lips and wanted to deny it, but when she saw the burning eyes on the other side, she swallowed the words again.

If Nancy hadn’t been completely different from the role she played before, and had already left the category of a youth idol and could still maximize her own advantages, why would she have to pursue this role?

She is not at a desperate situation!

But the naked shot... Jessica Alba frowned slightly. The reason why she refused was because the naked shot would hurt her current positioning.

Refusing to show nude scenes and being able to get the role of Nancy is a good way to have the best of both worlds. Even if Nancy's role is not successful, it will not have any negative impact on her current career.

"The sooner the transformation, the better," Murphy said again, "This will leave a greater buffer space for yourself. Jesse, since you understand your own situation, you should know that the first role after leaving the restrictions on youth idols is very important. The acting style and image must change drastically, and leave an extremely profound impact on people, especially for audiences over 17 years old. If you win their reputation, you will win the future."

He finally said, "Only by taking off your youth idol's coat, you can succeed in transformation."

The former Jessica Alba returned to the old path after the amazing performance of "Sin City", but her acting career became worse and worse...

Murphy will definitely enter the mainstream commercial film industry in the future and also need a super popular vase. Jessica Alba is a good type.

Of course, the premise is that she is no longer a pure youth idol, and a pure youth idol is not suitable for his future film style.

After deliberately looking at the watch, Murphy reminded, "It's getting late. Jesse, I still have work to work, so let's get here today."

"I..." Jessica Alba stood up, "Can I think about it again?"

Murphy nodded, "I hope you can give me an answer as soon as possible, preferably not to exceed this weekend."

He said everything he should say. If Jessica Alba insisted, he had to choose Sofia Vegara.

After Jessica Alba left, Murphy continued to improve her shooting plan, and the preparations would not slow down due to the candidate for an actress. Everything was in an orderly manner.

In the afternoon, Quentin Tarantino came to visit again and came to settle the score with Murphy.

"You said you were going to be a guest directing one day in my video, what was the result?" Quentin stood in the middle of the office in a ruffian manner, and asked Murphy loudly, "I'll call you, you said you're busy, that's fine! I'll wait for you, but my filming is over, and you didn't show up!"

Perhaps the movies I like are somewhat similar, and I can find common language in shooting and production. Since the first meeting, the two of them have been more speculative and speak straightforwardly, without so many scruples.

"I forgot!" Murphy quickly picked up a glass of water for the gangster director, walked over and stuffed it to him, "Really, I really forgot."

The gangster director raised his eyebrows again and wanted to say something. Murphy quickly changed the topic first, "I heard that after the filming of "Kill Bill", have you collected the samurai sword customized for the 88-member group and Tamaren Ishii?"

"What do you want to do?" Quentin immediately became alert.

"Borrow some handfuls for use."

Those prop knives were customized from Japan by Quentin for more than 60,000 US dollars. Murphy didn't want to cause such trouble. "Did you forget? Mie's weapon in the comics is also a samurai sword."

"Okay." Quentin heard that it was a serious business, but it was still very healthy. "I'll have someone give you a few gifts to you some time."

After passing Mihui's audition, the Ms. Ziyi and Miss Zhang had already reported to the crew and was following the action director team for some necessary training.

The preparations for the film are like this, how to make it easy to shoot? In addition to these, Murphy also frequently met and communicated with the heads of three studios that frequently went to Venice and signed special effects production contracts with the crew, and at the same time checked the advanced special effects models they made.
Chapter completed!
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