"Good morning, Heath Ledger, we came so early today!" The middle-aged woman sitting in the front desk showed a big smile, with a slightly flattering cheek. "You should find an exclusive agent, which is much better than always looking for opportunities in the union."

After saying that, she advised: "I have several agents here, do you need to contact me?"

Heath Ledger shook his head and said politely: "No need, I haven't thought about this yet, so I'm not busy for the time being." Then he smiled slightly and asked, "So, is there any updates this week?"

This is just a small liaison office of the New York Department of the American Actors' Union, but life is still being staged.

I think no one cared about this when he first came three years ago, but the release of "The Knight of the Holy War" in March this year had a good box office performance, which also increased his status as a male supporting actor a lot, and suddenly there were many more people dealing with him.

Heath Ledger knew that the intentions of those people were nothing more than valuing the market value brought by his successful film. Although he was still not very famous, he had at least made a splash in the film industry and had the potential to make friends.

"You can read it yourself. The announcement has been updated. There are not many suitable movies that require recruitment of actors." The middle-aged woman sighed lightly, "You still suffer the loss of not having an agent. In film projects like this, good roles have basically been divided up. There are not many choices when it comes to the actors' union to release information, but..." The regretful tone was obvious. The middle-aged woman still wanted Heath Ledger, the newcomer, to sign an agent through her so that she could get a commission.

Heath Ledger did not respond, as if he had not heard the meaning of this sentence. He just nodded and smiled, "Thank you." He greeted him politely, and then walked quickly towards the bulletin board.

Liv Merese leaned out his body slightly, looked at Heath Ledger's back, and let out a sigh of relief. Is this person pretending not to understand, or is he really not?

Before, although everyone always met, she didn't have a good look at Heath Ledger. The union received hundreds of unknown actors every day. Who would pay special attention to one person? But now it's different. Heath Ledger participated in a movie and succeeded, and he didn't have an agent, so naturally his attitude towards him was different. Hollywood is always willing to pursue successful people. Even if the success of a young actor, he stands out among the crowd.

"What a pity." Liv curled her lips and did not hide her disappointment. He didn't buy it.

Heath Ledger naturally didn't know what Liv thought of him, and even if he knew, he didn't care.

He is now looking at the bulletin board and thinking?

The American film and television industry is a huge operating machine. At least thousands of projects will be established every year, of which about five or six hundred will be directly invested in filming, which also means a large number of performance opportunities. Therefore, in the absence of agents, the union is the best platform for these young actors to find jobs.

After the release of "The Knight of the Holy War", he hasn't received a suitable role for several months. Now, he finds free time every week to go around the union in order to capture a good film production.

The carrier of the actor announcement in 2001 is still the old-fashioned blackboard, which uses colorful chalk to write the latest information about each project. For example, yellow is the key film and television production, and basically the investment is above medium level, and green is the newly updated project. Such things are clear at a glance.

Standing in front of the bulletin board, Heath Ledger skillfully found the information he needed on the colorful blackboard. This is how he has been here for the past three years:

The work "Lord of the Rings" directed by Peter Jackson is gathering male actors over 25 years old, all of whom are supporting roles, and they are required to be well-known. This information is marked with red color, indicating that the union attaches great importance to it. Heath Ledger only glanced and was no longer interested. He had already played a role with heavy roles, so he was unwilling to play supporting roles. Then he saw that "The Princess Diary" produced by Warner was going to recruit two supporting roles, and there were not many roles, but he still recorded the audition location. This was more than a little better than the supporting role just now, and it still had value for attention...

Every project above seems to have a good temptation, and it is open to actors from all over the United States to participate in competition.

This is also one of the most distinctive features of Hollywood. Unlike the conservative and narrow-mindedness of other regions, in the United States, although most of the good resources are still in the hands of those in the high-level circles, there are still many once-in-a-lifetime opportunities placed in front of everyone. Heath Ledger came here from his hometown of Australia to seek development, which is why he valued more opportunities here.

Even grassroots with nothing are likely to fly to the branches. Although Heath Ledger has never made a fortune after so many years, he has heard of such people or things many times, which is also the source of motivation for his long-term persistence.

After carefully scanning the bulletin board, Heath Ledger discovered another movie project that interested him.

On the huge bulletin board, there is a message marked with white chalk in the lower right corner. The movie "Buried Live" recruits a male lead and interviews with interested parties.

The so-called white chalk words are portrayed in this color by actors who are not sure about investment costs, investment companies, and distribution companies. Generally speaking, they are likely to be independent films with very small investment costs.

After all, if you want to publish recruitment information at the Actors Union, just go through the official channel and pay another sum of money to advertise.

In this way, any situation of monsters and monsters may be encountered in the actors' union.

This type of work marked is also famously unreliable. What can't be released after shooting, the crew went bankrupt during the shooting, and the preliminary shooting project was cut...

In short, this is also an unboxing gambling for the selected actors. As for the result, there is no guarantee at all.

But Heath Ledger was moved. After all, this is also the male lead in a movie. As an actor, who doesn’t want to act the one with the most important role and the most outstanding one.

Such an opportunity can't be encountered several times a year. As for whether it can be done, that's another matter, but if he didn't try it, he always felt unwilling to accept it.

Back at the front desk, he asked Liv: "Does there any more detailed information on the movie called "Burning Live" on the bulletin board? I want to know about it."

"Written in white chalk?" Liv was a little confused, but she was a little impressed by the name.

"Yes, that's that."

"I'll look for it." As he said, Liv bent down and took out a large report from the drawer. This was the original document she had to mark the information on the bulletin board every day. "I found it. It said it was a movie called Mann Studio Investment. I didn't write the investment budget and the production cycle, so I wrote about who the director is, where the interview is, and I don't know anything else."

After hearing this, Heath Ledger was a little disappointed. He planned to get more useful information from Liv, but it turned out that there was no difference between the small amount of information marked on the bulletin board.

"You won't take this movie, right?" Looking at Heath Ledger's expression, Liv kindly advised: "This kind of movie is mostly new directors who dream of film. They just want to rely on their talents to become famous after getting some money. Even the chances of release are slim. You should not waste time in the past."

"I still want to give it a try," Heath Ledger responded.

"This is a trial recruitment in Cannes, France. The round trip fee is not marked and it is a pitfall. You must not spend money and get no benefits." Liv was still concerned about him. After all, it was only after her subordinates that she had a little potential to make a comeback, so she continued to persuade him.

"Thank you for your concern, but I still want to try it." Heath Ledger smiled politely, fell down, and then left the gate to the New York branch of the Actors Union.

"I'm still stupid, no wonder I don't understand the hint." Liv murmured in her heart.

Choosing "Buried Alive" is undoubtedly a very risky act. Even Liv, who has published project information all year round, said this, which is enough to show how unpopular it is without a production background, but Heath Ledger still wants to bet.

Since he embarked on the path of an actor, he has always dreamed of playing the leading role. Now the opportunity has come, even if the future is unknown, he still has to try it.

It doesn’t matter if there is no script, it doesn’t matter if you don’t even know the basic shooting conditions, and it doesn’t matter if you can’t judge the quality of the work. He just wants to play the protagonist.

Even if the film pay is low or even not, and even if the movie is difficult to release, Heath Ledger has some preparations in his heart.

He is 22 years old and has been a supporting role for three years before he has changed to a male supporting role. He doesn't know how long he will have to wait for an important role in a reliable project.

He had enough of those days of waiting hard and not having a chance.

Did he not understand what Liv wanted to introduce him to the agent, but he still chose to pretend to be confused.

Didn't he know the benefits of having an agent? No, he knew, so Heath Ledger wanted to sign a contract with a very powerful agency, instead of those agents with a little connection. If he signed him, what future could he give him except for an extra expense? What choice would he give him?

He is not an ignorant newcomer. He knows the cruelty of the circle, so he needs a strong backrest, not a depressed agent who is similar to his single-sponsor.

If you want to change, you must prove yourself. Since the success of supporting roles cannot impress those big names, then try the protagonist. This is Heath Ledger's consideration.
Chapter completed!