Chapter 17 The 1st Client

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The two workers walking in front were carrying a huge bookshelf, which seemed to be made of mahogany and was expensive. Matthew followed them and entered the door. The first floor was a hall with many benches. The hall was in the center. It is the front desk surrounded by design, and the upper line of bold characters is particularly eye-catching - Angel Performing Arts Agency!

There was no one at the front desk, and the lobby smelled of new decoration.

Seeing that no one received him, Matthew thought for a while, followed behind the group of workers, and walked up the stairs leading to the second floor.

The bookshelf was very heavy. As soon as the two workers went up the stairs, the one at the back was bent over and walked up a few steps. Matthew noticed that the worker behind him suddenly slipped, and the bookshelf suddenly fell, so he slammed it on the stairs. It might hit someone's legs.

Matthew came from a humble background, and had a natural sympathy for this class. He hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the bookshelf from the other side of the worker.

He was very strong, and the bookshelf immediately stabilized. The worker next to him felt his hands lighten, turned his head, and quickly thanked, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Matthew nodded slightly to him, "Let's go."

Now that he stretched out his hand, he didn't intend to take it back, and helped the two workers carry the bookshelf and go up to the second floor together.

"Here, be careful."

At the entrance of the stairs on the second floor, a woman in her twenties stood, directing workers to move things into an office, "Handle with care, don't knock the floor!"

The floors are new and bright, obviously new.

Matthew assisted the two workers and kept moving the bookshelves into the office, behind a huge mahogany desk.

"thanks!"

Putting down the bookshelf, the worker behind him immediately smiled and said to Matthew, "If it wasn't for you, the bookshelf would be knocked over."

"It's nothing." Only then did Matthew realize that the worker was about the same age as him, at most in his early twenties, and said casually, "You're too polite."

The two walked outside together, and the young worker said again, "Are you an employee of this company?"

Matthew shook his head as he walked, "No."

After leaving the office, he saw the woman at the stairway tipping the workers, and soon came to him.

The woman handed over a dollar bill, but Matthew didn't answer it and said, "Are you an employee of Angel Agency? I'm an actor and I called you yesterday."

"Oh?" The woman looked at Matthew in astonishment, and the young worker also looked over in astonishment, and then took the initiative to say, "He just saw the heavy bookshelf and helped us a little."

"Are you also an actor?" The woman turned to ask the young worker.

What Matthew didn't expect was that the young worker nodded hurriedly, "Yeah, me too!" He scratched his head and smiled, "I'll deliver the goods to you today, stop by for a look."

"Wait a minute!" The woman went to send the other workers first.

Matthew took a look and found that the company seemed to have a woman as an employee.

"Hello!" The young worker introduced himself, "Michael Sheehan, from Nevada."

"Hello." Matthew nodded slightly, "Matthew Horner, Texan."

The woman walked back at this point, calling out to Matthew and the young worker named Michael Sheehan, "Come with me, you two."

Matthew immediately followed her into an office, and Michael Sheehan followed.

The woman turned on the computer, let Matthew and Michael Sheehan sit casually, and introduced herself, "I'm Helen Herman, the boss of Angels Agency."

She asked, "Did you two bring the materials?"

"Take it." Matthew opened his bag, and Michael Sheehan patted his head, "I forgot my information on the van, I'll go get it!"

Helen Herman nodded,

"Can."

Michael Sheehan hurried out.

Matthew was watching this woman, and with Dennis Coulter in front, he was a bit defensive about the profession of an agent.

This woman is about 1.7 meters tall, her hair is the dark brown commonly seen in American women, and she is meticulously combed behind her head. The lady's suit exudes a shrewd and capable temperament.

In terms of appearance alone, she is more likely to impress than Dennis Coulter.

Matthew handed a stack of documents to the other party, and Helen Herman began to enter it into the computer, tapping on the keyboard and saying, "Congratulations, Matthew Horner, you are the first client of Angel Agency."

"The first?" Matthew asked slightly surprised, "This company has just been established?"

Helen Herman didn't look up, "Yesterday was my first job advertisement."

Matthew couldn't help his curiosity, and asked again, "This company won't have only you as an employee, right?"

"There are two people for the time being." Helen Herman still didn't look up, "but I'm the only one at work today."

She asked again, "Do you have a part-time job?"

"Yes, night shift driver." Matthew said simply, "Waiting most of the time, you can sleep and rest, and do not delay other things during the day."

Helen Herman continued, "Want to be in Hollywood for a long time?"

Matthew said without hesitation, "I want to be a big star and make a lot of money."

While speaking, he carefully observed Helen Herman's expression. If the person opposite was someone like Dennis Coulter, even if he didn't say anything, he would show a mocking look.

There was no change in this woman, she just looked up at Matthew and said, "Having goals is a good thing."

She stopped typing on the keyboard, raised her head and said, "Since you want to be in this industry for a long time, in the future for a long time, even for a few years, your actor salary will not be able to support you, you need a part-time job! Your part-time job sounds pretty good."

Matthew nodded, which was the main reason for staying in the Red Penguin company.

It's not that he can't find other higher-paying jobs, but the time is definitely not as free as the driver of the Red Penguin, and the temporary work in low-end restaurants such as McDonald's and KFC is not as good as the current job.

"A union member?" Helen Herman asked.

"No." Matthew shook his head, "I didn't join."

"why?"

Matthew said directly, "No money! I can't pay the $3,000 membership fee, and I'm worried that the minimum hourly wage will be higher, which will reduce competitiveness."

Helen Herman continued to enter the information, and when he saw the line specially marked by Matthew, he couldn't help asking, "Your first character has lines?"

"Yes." Matthew knew that this might be related to future job opportunities. For fear that the other party would not believe it, he said, "The filming just ended yesterday, and many people in the crew know this."

"Who introduced you to this crew?" Helen Herman asked the key.

"Julie." Matthew pulled the tiger's skin as a banner again, "Introduced by Miss Angelina Jolie."

"Oh?" Helen Herman stopped her work. "You know Julie well?"

Matthew shook his head, "Unfamiliar." He shrugged slightly, "If I knew it well, I wouldn't come here."

Helen Herman still looked at him.

"It was a coincidence that I helped Miss Julie a little." Matthew explained casually, "She helped me get a character with two lines."

Although she didn't say anything, Helen Herman made a special note on Matthew's file, and the entry was considered complete. She said to Matthew, "Keep your phone on 24 hours a day, there is something suitable for you. work, and I'll call you."

This is similar to what the other two companies said. Matthew didn't expect to receive special treatment. He stood up and politely spoke to Helen Herman, and walked out of the office to the stairs.

Just as I walked to the door of the stairs, Michael Sheehan just trotted up.

"It's over?" he asked when he saw Matthew. "Going?"

Matthew nodded, "It's been filed, go back and listen to the phone."

"How many roles have you got, man?" Michael Sheehan asked again.

"Only one." Matthew sighed, "The competition is too fierce."

"Don't worry, it will get better and better." Michael Sheehan laughed, "It was the same when I first entered the industry, but now I have played more than 20 roles."

Probably because Matthew helped him just now, the young porter said again, "If you have time, go to a few more intermediary companies for the record, and you will have more opportunities."

Matthew thought so too, "Thanks, I'll run a few more places tomorrow."

Michael Sheehan still had to do the filing, and left soon. Matthew left the building, went to the newsstand to buy a lot of newspapers, entered a nearby street park, and found a bench to sit down. Open the newspaper to find similar job advertisements, count the phone numbers, and then call them one by one, and agree with the other party on the time to enter the information.

Perhaps because of having played a role, these companies basically did not refuse.

In the following week or so, in addition to exercising and reading, Matthew traveled all over the Los Angeles area during the day. He filed records with more than 20 actor agencies, and even visited the two major actors' unions. However, subject to various conditions, it can only be a passer-by of the trade union for the time being.

During this period, I also received a call from an intermediary company and got a job in a horror film crew, lying on the ground as a corpse.

This kind of work is nothing to mention, Matthew's face is on the ground, his body is covered in blood red ketchup, the camera just swept away, and the salary is only twenty dollars for three hours.

With such good luck on the crew of "The Girl Who Moved Soul", it is not common for a small person like him to meet, so Matthew can only wait for the opportunity slowly.

Fortunately, he still has a driver job to do, and the salary he earns can support himself.

Not long after Red Penguin issued his first monthly salary, Matthew finally waited for a call from Angelina Jolie's assistant Vanessa, and Angelina Jolie fulfilled her promise in order to repay the favor. , helped him connect with a performance training school.