Hot sun and starlight

By DAVINA PENA

The land area of the world is less than 1%, the ancient virus in the iceberg has brought countless Marine life mutations, the sea is full of dangers, while facing a variety of extreme climate.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DAVINA PENA
• Release date: Sep 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781088074749

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Hot sun and starlight

by DAVINA PENA

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Act 1

Joann Stallcup hesitated for a long time and finally made up her mind to sign up for a semi-popular talent show. She did not hold much expectation, which is a training. After all, people always feel a little withdrawn and lonely in ordinary times, not that she does not want to get close to people, but that she is too shy to express herself most of the time. It didn't matter what the result was, she didn't care much about any of it.

Joann Stallcup's voice condition is barely good, on the other hand, no matter what song, as long as you have listened to it several times, you can sing it easily. At the beginning of the college entrance examination, she wanted to apply for the music school, but the cost is not a small pressure for her ordinary family, and the cultural class is not able to take the stage. Naturally, she missed out on professional colleges and universities, chose an ordinary university, learned a major she was not interested in, and muddled around day by day.

On the day of registration, the scene of the hot degree of Joann Stallcup some flinch, the whole square seems to be crowded, even the flower bed is full of people, all ages, everyone has a registration form, although the recent years of the draft is not as hot as those years, or attracted a lot of people with star dreams, for ordinary people, This is the easiest way to enter the entertainment industry, the temptation of overnight fame, few people can refuse,

Joann Stallcup is different from them, from the beginning to the end, are very sober, not pessimistic heart, always believe that although the pursuit of the dream of the road can be vigorous, but in the end standing on the stage there are a few, even if standing on the above, everyone will have a few know you.

Just like the tall man standing in front of her, giving people the feeling, like just to wait for this day, a professional singer, carrying a guitar, wearing big sunglasses, a friend to overcome, looking at people are holding their heads high, a pair of king superstar out of the street, disdain to look around, and finally glance at it.

Punk outfit with a teasing tone and his companions said, Now this year, a little long a little beautiful, don't worry about what they sing, but also think that they are singers, to participate in the audition.

Joann Stallcup ignored her, too lazy to argue with those rock singers who thought they were untalented, she had not thought about winning any ranking, this time is just a try, not to rule out another reason, the audition scene is too close to her school, if you fail, you will go back to school directly, walk full count, it is only ten minutes of road, No delay at all, not like them, and if they get knocked out of the auditions, I'm so sorry about that outfit and that crazy hair.

After standing for a whole afternoon, she was assigned a number and entered the audition scene. In the face of these judges, all of them are small stars. In the eyes of these small people, it can only be said that it is third line. I completely forgot what I was going to sing.

Just like a mute, Joann Stallcup stood upright for more than a minute, and the female judge sitting in the middle was a little anxious and impatiently urged Joann Stallcup to say, This contestant, can you sing?

Joann Stallcup recognized the female judge, became popular with a drool song, and then did not have a representative work, so that no matter which performance scene she was in, there was only that song, the audience could give a little reaction, give a little face to the audience, and there would be a chorus, the whole audience la la la.

Joann Stallcup was so urged by her heart also anxious, forced himself, raised his head, an attitude of going out, finally adjusted the mood to start singing, did not wait for the opening, but was interrupted by a fat man, Shouting stop.

Joann Stallcup thought that he was out of time, bowed to the several judges, ready to go out, this expected result, she can accept, there is no loss, the heart is still a little sense of relief, she regretted coming here, the time here is a minute slower than a year!

The four judges looked at each other, wondering what had happened, thinking that Sarah Zimmerman knew Joann Stallcup, and the female judge was a little scared, worried that she had been rude and had accidentally offended the director's people.

Sarah Zimmerman is the lead actor in this show, usually he doesn't care about the auditions, just came in to see the cameraman, but let him see Joann Stallcup, Sarah Zimmerman is like found some treasure, eyes light up, to be exact, Not to him, Sarah Zimmerman, but to his old school friend Stephen Deboer.

Stephen Deboer is different from him, although both of them are in the Northern film director department, graduated in the same period, after graduation, the two of them dabble in completely different fields, Sarah Zimmerman thinks that compared with Stephen Deboer now, he is simply the chief director of various large-scale talent shows. Stephen Deboer can be called a fish in water these years, every year on the big screen will have his film, each film is the worst box office is 200 million dollars at the bottom.

Stephen Deboer recently in preparation for a new film Thorn in the Qin heroine has been delayed, not long ago he and Stephen Deboer drink together, Stephen Deboer also casually mentioned this matter to him, showed him a character sketch, this is he asked the crew artists to draw the figure, The woman in the painting is graceful and elegant, and the eyes are indeed resolute and cold, which is not difficult to remember, a popular actress in the 1980s, but the female star has now withdrawn from the entertainment industry, even if it is still active on the big screen, it is only the beauty of the old, can not play.

Stephen Deboer told him that he had been looking for a long time in the colleges and universities of the North Film, but still no one could catch his eye, so he asked Sarah Zimmerman to help find out. It took him three years to prepare the film from the script to the start of shooting, and it was the work he had invested the most effort in in recent years. He does not allow any flaws to be presented to the audience, not only Stephen Deboer, the outside world's expectations for Stabbing Qin can also be described as unprecedented, not shooting first hot, various media are closely staring at the film's shooting schedule, a little wind and grass, is the front page of the news.

When Sarah Zimmerman saw Joann Stallcup, she immediately thought of the picture Stephen Deboer had shown her, and she was standing there, with her eyes and her eyes all looking alike.

Sarah Zimmerman took Joann Stallcup aside as she was about to leave and introduced herself, telling her that she was the show's chief director.

Joann Stallcup was stunned. He looked at Sarah Zimmerman. She didn't know him, she didn't sing, she didn't understand why Sarah Zimmerman came to her, and she didn't have to let the director tell her that she was eliminated.

Do you mind if I take a picture? Although Sarah Zimmerman said so, she had already taken out her mobile phone, and before Joann Stallcup agreed, a crisp shutter sound jumped into her ear, and the photo was not very good. The startled look on Joann Stallcup's face in the photo completely reflected her current mood.

Joann Stallcup couldn't figure out what Sarah Zimmerman was doing. Found this fat man is really strange, do not let her sing, but also forced to take a photo of her.

Sarah Zimmerman smiled at her, making Joann Stallcup uncomfortable. She thought about it, but she didn't remember Sarah Zimmerman. She was pretty sure they didn't know each other.

Stephen Deboer's side had already sent a message, and within five minutes of Sarah Zimmerman's expected photo transmission, Stephen Deboer's phone called, and Stephen Deboer over there was also very anxious and went straight to the point. Sarah Zimmerman was not asked, This girl you never found?

At the scene of the show, I happened to see Sarah Zimmerman told Stephen Deboer directly, her eyes remained on Joann Stallcup, and she carefully looked over, and she was more sure that the girl was a good fit for Stephen Deboer's standards.

Stephen Deboer heard is the scene of the talent show, helpless sigh said, the girl is good, unfortunately, should not be trained, yesterday just determined the heroine, with the new risk is too big, brothers or decided not to take the risk.

The expression on Sarah Zimmerman's face suddenly changed, he was a little disappointed, even if Stephen Deboer did not say that he knew that the heroine should be Tang Mengshi, Stephen Deboer's so-called heart of the heroine, choose to choose, or can not resist the interest and commercialization, even if there is an ideal candidate in mind, At the last moment, I still dare not do what I want, for fear of affecting the box office and reputation, recalling that when they went to school, they said that the struggle for art in the end, with the grinding of these years, has become a bubble.

When Stephen Deboer saw Joann Stallcup's photo, he really looked like the original heroine, and even though the heroine had already been cast, he couldn't bear to let it go. He asked Sarah Zimmerman to ask Joann Stallcup's advice and let her join the team to arrange a role. I don't know, but depending on the situation, we'll at least get a face.

After hanging up the phone, Sarah Zimmerman told this to Joann Stallcup. After Joann Stallcup finished Sarah Zimmerman's words, she could not absorb such a large amount of information. She remembered that today was clearly to sign up for the talent show, and the result was to let her participate in the movie, which was not important. The bottom line is, it was Stephen Deboer's Thorn in the Chin, a movie she'd seen a lot of news about on the Internet, and it shouldn't have been her choice.

When Joann Stallcup heard that she had a chance to be cast on Thorn in the Chin, she must have thought that she was dealing with a fraud if she hadn't met Sarah Zimmerman here, and another reason is that Sarah Zimmerman wanted to steal her, and if she did, she wouldn't have given in, and that kind of thing, Joann Stallcup is not so open.

Joann Stallcup thought of here a little afraid, even if she looks a little outstanding, can say that they this group of directors have seen countless beautiful women, how can it not make sense to see her, is she like his first girlfriend? I guess that's the only way to explain it.

Joann Stallcup hesitated to believe that such a good thing could be given to her, did not say yes or no, and was preoccupied with all the speculation and unease in Sarah Zimmerman's mind about doing so.

Assuming that Joann Stallcup was acquiesce, and accustomed to acting on her own, Sarah Zimmerman called in his assistant, who grandly promised to take care of Joann Stallcup's plane ticket to the Hengdian audition.

In this way, Joann Stallcup's unease in the heart is more than a point, she can not help but the doubt in the heart, Joann Stallcup, who is not too high in emotional intelligence, blurted out and asked Sarah Zimmerman, Director, you are not trying to rule me.

As soon as this came out, Sarah Zimmerman, including the assistant around her, burst into laughter, Sarah Zimmerman felt that the little girl was a little interesting, and asked this sentence in front of him, to say that Sarah Zimmerman had not met any stars, and how could she be interested in a little girl for no reason? Or he doesn't think he's a great director, and if he's Sarah Zimmerman who wants to play by the rules, why waste time here?

Sarah Zimmerman patted her chest and told Joann Stallcup that she was not that kind of person, that she had his work ethic, and made it clear that this was an opportunity that most people would never dream of getting, and that if she didn't want to go, he could let her go ahead with the audition.

Act 2

Joann Stallcup is not a person who is not aware of the situation. When she had this opportunity, she certainly did not miss it. She asked for sick leave from school and flew directly to Hengdian.

This is her first time to this kind of place, all the way to pay attention, looking forward to their encounter with the star, not in vain, Joann Stallcup heart did not think of their own red and such problems, after all, it is impossible, she also lazy to fantasy, only hope that this time can see a few stars, go back to earn more signatures.

She did not tell anyone about the shooting, even her friends in the dormitory did not say, ostrich mentality people, often will finish things before they are willing to share with everyone, Joann Stallcup afraid of telling others in advance, a few days after entering the cast, was rushed back, so that she could not get off the stage, lost a circle of people back to school, We'll have to explain them one by one.

When Stephen Deboer met Joann Stallcup in person, he was really surprised. Although this girl is not outstanding in the entertainment circle of beautiful women, it can not be denied that she is a beauty embryo, with no makeup on her face, clear pupils, white flawless skin, and a touch of pink. Her long black hair fell casually over her shoulders, and she was more surprised than she had expected when she saw the photo.

It was immediately decided that Joann Stallcup would be given a role, albeit a small one, that would at least allow her to appear on the big screen.

Joann Stallcup has not seen any big people in more than 20 years. This time, she met Stephen Deboer, a director who has won international awards, and she still has a feeling of not waking up from her dream. There are so many things happening in these two days that Joann Stallcup's heart has been holding and nervous. Excited, worried, nervous, it's all mixed up.

Joann Stallcup honestly told Stephen Deboer that she could not act, because she was afraid of wasting time. From the moment she entered the door, Joann Stallcup could feel the aura of an international director. Weibo also once gossiped about Stephen Deboer's temper is famously bad, if really ng too many times, she will be scolded dog blood shower head, she decided to give a real bottom, lest Stephen Deboer is too demanding of her.

Stephen Deboer thought about it, and he was so confident that he didn't mind telling Joann Stallcup, In my hands, you could act if you were a piece of wood.

Joann Stallcup listened to Stephen Deboer's words, and signed a contract with the show without hesitation. In the eyes of their big stars, the salary was a walk-on salary, and in Joann Stallcup's case, it was astronomical.

Joann Stallcup checked into the hotel arranged by the cast and opened the script given to her by Stephen Deboer today. There were very few lines. The so-called outstanding role of Stephen Deboer, that is, the maid beside the King of Qin, was the most outstanding scene, which was defending the sword for the King of Qin. Historically, Joann Stallcup does not remember that Jing Ke stabbed Qin, and the film should be greatly changed according to history.

When she turned the cast table, it was strange that the male main line was empty, the main outline of the film was not Jing Ke, but from the King of Qin, the actor's script for Jing Ke was the name of Zhou Te, a popular young actor, the first time to dabbled in the big screen.

Joann Stallcup last month in the dormitory to week starring in the love is also all finished, the plot is nothing more than the overlord president fell in love with my model, even if we all say vulgar, but also difficult to resist their pursuit of this group of crazy people, for the inside of the various bridge excited to shout at the screen, who can think, now they actually participate in the same movie, Joann Stallcup can't help but be excited about meeting Chow.

The choice of the king of Qin online guess should be Dylan Rushing, the investors obviously feel that the outside world underestimated their strength, and even proudly put out the word, Dylan Rushing influence is not enough to become the King of Qin in their film, this word, the Internet instantly exploded the pot, Dylan Rushing The three words of influence is definitely one of the best in the country, the actor level figure, the fan base is huge, the box office is absolutely guaranteed, how many directors in order to accommodate his schedule, would rather delay their own shooting schedule, just to wait for him a Dylan Rushing, such an actor level figure, Being openly rejected by the investors of Stabbing Qin, public opinion was in an uproar, and the media were waiting to see the jokes of the Stabbing Qin crew, to see how the choice of the Qin king would shut their mouths.

Netizens also joined in, saying that unless Justin Mitchell was invited, the investors of the Stabbing Qin crew could recover this face, and they were convinced, but this may be almost zero in the eyes of media people.

Everyone knows the status of Dylan Rushing in the Chinese film circle, and only in front of Justin Mitchell starlight is lost, but Xu is well known, international famous directors also want to visit repeatedly, and may not be invited to move, Dylan Rushing is China's, Justin Mitchell is an international film, this is not only known by the entertainment writers, but also by the general audience. It is said that Justin Mitchell's domestic films can not be invited in recent years.

Qin Wang's leading role has not been announced, the rest of the actors have entered the group, Joann Stallcup has come for a few days, without the original freshness, even if you see the long-awaited week into the group also at most from a distance to see a few eyes, feeling, the star is the star, into the group there are more than 10 people follow, in addition to the assistant even makeup with their own personal, she saw these, Slightly lower favorability ratings for Chow.

Unlucky Joann Stallcup stood so far away, he was still called to come over, was his assistant very impolite to ask where the dressing room, just into the group to find the dressing room, Joann Stallcup did not know that they are dedicated, or in order to grab a good place first.

The lighting engineer saw that, no surprise, he told Joann Stallcup, "These actors are still good, really bad is the female actors, few are