Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 580 Two Auditions

"I want to get them? I want to get them?! Ha, that's ridiculous, Mike! I'm doing it because I'm their mother, I care about them, and you're the one who really wants to get them!"

"Mother? Caring about them? It's a good excuse, Dina, but don't forget that I'm also their father! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, stupid woman, don't think I'm so easy to fool!"

"At least... at least I have thought about them, you... what have you done! Besides drinking, smoking marijuana and taking drugs, what have you done for your family! Don't forget... don't forget how you got your job now of!"

Lindsay lowered her head and clenched her teeth tightly. This scene was all too familiar to her. When she was a few years old, she sat on the stairs with her legs crossed and listened to her parents' quarrel below.In the beginning, it was only once or twice, but as time went by, the number of times not only increased, but finally evolved from quarrels to fights.

No one told her what to do when her father shouted and her mother cried downstairs, and the only thing the girl could do was to hug her arms tighter.Until that night, she sneaked out by some kind of ghost, and came to the house of the girl whom she had only met a few times based on her memory—God knows how Lindsay, who was only a few years old, found her there unscathed.

In her memory, it was one of the most correct decisions she had ever made, and she got a little warmth in another girl's arms.The other party accommodated her, comforted her, and enlightened her, always telling her that even the worst things will pass.

Later, the relationship between the parents slowly began to ease, especially when the younger sister was born, and the atmosphere in the family returned to the past.Both parents are smiling all day long, as if those things never happened.Lindsay gradually put those unpleasant memories behind her in the playfulness with her parents and sister. She didn't really want much.

However, the fact that some things did not happen again does not mean that they will never happen in the future. This kind of life only lasted for two years.As the atmosphere in my father's unemployed family became depressing again, all the previous alcoholism, quarrels, beatings and scolding reappeared in my home.Lindsay worked hard to shoot commercials and act in movies to make money, thinking that this would solve the problem. What disappointed her was that her father became more and more addicted to alcohol. In addition, smoking marijuana and drugs even became commonplace.

Lindsay didn't understand why her father became like this. Could alcohol and drugs have so much magic power?She had the idea of ​​trying it, but Angela stopped her immediately.

"Alcohol is okay but in moderation, but drugs are never to be used. I don't want to speak ill of your father, Lindsay, but only those who can't find the value of their own existence will use alcohol and drugs to anesthetize themselves. If they themselves If you don’t want to stand up, no one can help him stand up. Some things should not be tried out of curiosity, otherwise you may regret it for the rest of your life.” Angela said to her in this way, and the girl still remembers the seriousness revealed in the other party’s emerald green eyes.

Lindsay trusted Angela because she had never lied to herself, but didn't know what to do with a family situation that barely improved.So I had to spend my time on work, regardless of what my parents told me.In addition to protecting his sister Ellie.

With her father finding a job again, Lindsay thought maybe things would turn out well for the family.In fact, it did get better for a while, but my father didn't really cheer up, so he restrained himself a little more than before.The girl really understands the true meaning of the phrase "If I don't want to stand up, no one can help him stand up".

But that was her father after all, and she still had her own younger sister, so she had to endure it, and every time she went to Angela's house, she was the happiest.However, even with the ups and downs at home, openly violent dinner-dinner altercations like today - especially with Ellie present - are few and far between!

"Sister." Ellie timidly tugged at the corner of Lindsay's clothes.

"Don't worry, it's fine." The girl forced a smile, and patted her sister's hand while answering in a low voice.

"You dare to talk to me like that, Dina?! How dare you! Don't think that it's daytime and I won't beat you up if the children are here!" Michael suddenly slapped his hands heavily on the table and stood up abruptly. He got up and stared at his wife fiercely.

Although Dina leaned back and trembled slightly, she looked at her husband unwillingly.At this time, there were a few crisp knocking sounds, and Lindsay tapped the spoon a few times on the plate before calmly raising her head: "Please pay attention to the time, if you keep delaying, we will be late."

The two who were still arguing suddenly shut their mouths. Michael looked at the time and finally held back his unhappiness and sat down, but then he said unwillingly: "Honey, listen to me..."

"Let mom take us there, dad. After all, we don't have much time. If we delay halfway, it will be troublesome." Lindsay still said in a calm tone.

"Well... this... well..." Michael Lohan grunted a few times and didn't say anything more.

A breakfast that should have been normal ended in such a dull atmosphere. Afterwards, from the time when her mother drove out to taking her sister into the car and arriving at the destination, Lindsay remained silent.No matter how much her mother nagged along the way, she kept her mouth tightly shut. She didn't step forward to give each other a hug until they came to the studio and her mother was about to leave.

"Sister, why did mother say that?" When walking in with the staff, the younger sister suddenly asked in a low voice.

"Mom is just unhappy, she just wants to vent, and what she says doesn't count at this time, so don't worry, understand?" Lindsay touched her sister's head and comforted softly, Ellie nodded half-understanding. Ask further.

The girl touched her sister's head again and sighed in her heart. This kind of nagging was not once or twice, and it was not only her mother who said it.Lindsay somehow knew why, but she didn't want to understand and didn't want to understand, just like Angela said, just be a simple and innocent girl.

Thinking of the woman who would feel at ease and comfortable in her arms, the corners of Lindsay's mouth could not help but curl up slightly.

"You and your sister can rest here for a while, Miss Lindsay, there is an audition inside. After the end, Miss Angela will call you in order." After taking them to the rest room, the staff member said so.

"Thank you, Mr. Zachary." Lindsay, who has been here many times and is quite familiar with the staff here, nodded with a smile, and pulled her sister to sit down on the couch beside her.

"Are you also here to audition?" Just after Lindsay breathed a sigh of relief, a pleasant voice suddenly sounded.

The girl was stunned for a moment, and then found a little girl who was similar to her sister sitting on the sofa diagonally opposite, holding a picture album in her hands and looking at them curiously, with golden brown hair resting on her shoulders, her fleshy face was so cute She is lovable, but the pair of lively light blue eyes have a maturity that does not match her age.

"Yes, I think you should too, right?" Lindsay turned her head and asked reluctantly.Obviously, the other party should be one of the competitors this time. Her temperament is much stronger than that of Ellie. Although she has a very good relationship with Angela, she also knows that the relationship cannot completely influence Angela.

In fact, it doesn't matter, even if it doesn't work, it can open Ellie's horizons.Lindsay thought so. On the one hand, she hoped that her younger sister could enter the entertainment industry, so that she could take care of her better and more conveniently; Ambivalence.

Let's talk, or Angie and Jessie can give their opinions.Lindsay quickly put her troubles behind her head, and then felt that the little girl sitting over there looked familiar.

Before she could figure out why she looked familiar, the little girl's eyes lit up first: "If I'm not mistaken, you are the Lindsay Lohan who is usually a big star when ordinary high school students need it!"

"Well, yes." A smile suddenly formed on Lindsay's face.

The effect of "Good Girl is a Big Star" is unprecedented. Both the box office and the original soundtrack sold so well that Disney not only revised the contract, but also prepared to let her release a new album this year, hoping to make her a movie and singing. Artists who develop online.And every time she appears in a public place, many people will come to inquire and ask for autographs. This is the first time she has tasted the taste of becoming a popular idol, and it is inevitable that she will feel a little ecstatic.

"I've seen the movie you acted in, it's great, but the song "The Climb" is my favorite, no matter how many times I listen to it, it's never enough." The little girl who was as cute as a doll said and sat beside Lindsay, He looked at her curiously.

"I like it very much too. It took me a lot of brainpower to fill in the lyrics. If it weren't for someone's help, I almost couldn't complete the task." Lindsay recalled the scene at that time, and the corners of her mouth softened.

"Task?"

"Oh, you should know that the words were written by me and others, but the music was composed by Angie."

"That's right, it was composed by Angie... Could it be that she composed it for you? How lucky you are!"

"It's okay. At that time, she said that I should take time to learn musical instruments. If I can write suitable lyrics according to the music she composed, I will pass the test..." Lindsay finally remembered why she thought this little girl looked familiar, " By the way, you're that little girl from A Beautiful Mind, I remember your name was...Dakota Fanning? Yes, that's the name, Angie mentioned it."

"It should be Hannah Dakota Fanning." The little girl corrected solemnly, and then held out her hand, "Nice to meet you, Lindsay, you can call me Dakota or Hannah."

"It's nice to meet you too, Hannah." Lindsay smiled and shook hands with her. She had a good impression of Dakota.

At this moment, someone tugged on the corner of Lindsay's clothes, and then the appearance of her sister pouting appeared in front of her eyes.Apparently, she was not happy about the scene where her sister left her to talk to someone else.

"I'm so sorry, dear." Lindsay pinched her sister's face comfortingly, then hugged her and introduced Dakota: "Hannah, this is my sister Ellie, and she is also one of your opponents today; Ellie Li, this is Hannah."

"Hi, Ellie," Dakota shook hands with Ellie in a friendly way, then raised his head, "It's a coincidence, Lindsay, I also have a younger sister, and her name is also Ellie."

"Really?" Lindsay blinked.

"Of course, she's going to be five in a few months, and when she was a baby I used to hold her in my arms and practice acting in front of the mirror, and in last year's film she played me as a kid .” Dakota nodded again and again.

"Your relationship must be very good." Lindsay said so, but kept looking at her sister, as if she regretted that she hadn't held her in her arms as a prop for practice.Ellie probably also sensed her sister's thoughts, shrunk her neck and made a face at her, and even let out a "hum" with her nose.

Lindsay and Dakota were taken aback at the same time, and giggled at the same time.

At this time, another door of the lounge was opened, and the girl who was auditioning inside came out.Then Angela also appeared at the door, and when she saw Dakota, Lindsay, and Ellie in the room, she immediately showed surprise, but she didn't say much, and returned to the room after gesturing to them.

Soon an assistant came out again and beckoned Dakota to go in.It happened that Dakota's mother also came back from the outside and immediately accompanied her daughter in.The lounge suddenly seemed a little empty, Lindsay didn't care about talking to her sister again, and there was a water dispenser, picture album, and newspaper in the room, so she didn't have to worry about having nothing to do.

Dakota came out about ten minutes later, she smiled at Lindsay and obviously thought she was doing a good job.Lindsay smiled back, patted her sister's arm comfortingly and led her into the room.

The audition was actually very simple. It was almost a matter of reading the lines and externalizing the emotions in the lines. Lindsay was already very familiar with these, but the audition today was not her but her sister.

Ellie was a little nervous at the beginning, after all, this was her first audition, but Lindsay kept looking at her with encouraging eyes, and Angela behind the long table was always smiling, and her performance became more and more in the end. It was getting better and better, at least Angela applauded lightly after it was over.

"Very well, I think I can make a decision." She said so, came to the door, opened it and waved to the outside.

Following Angela's actions, Dakota and her mother appeared in the waiting room, unlike the little girl who left after the audition, it can be seen that the relationship between her and Angela should be very good.

"Dear Hannah, I have good news and bad news, which one do I want to hear?" Angela folded her arms and looked at Dakota with a smile.

"Well... let's hear the bad news first." The little girl said after thinking about it.

"Well, the bad news is that although your audition is the best among several people, I don't intend to give you this role." Angela raised her eyebrows as she spoke, Dakota was stunned for a moment but did not ask why, After thinking about it, he asked again: "Then what is the good news?"

Angela couldn't help curling her lips, as if she was a little dissatisfied because her teasing didn't achieve the desired effect, but she quickly recovered: "The good news is that the movie I told you before is about to start shooting. "

The little girl showed a dazed look, but jumped up in surprise after a few seconds: "You mean...you mean..."

"Yes, that's the movie." Angela nodded with a smile, "Frankly speaking, I can't wait to see how you will behave in it."

Although Lindsay is not very clear about what they are talking about, but one thing is certain, Ellie's chances of getting this role have increased a lot.However, when Angela turned the topic to the audition, she thought for a few seconds and waved her hand: "Well, let's go out for now, I have a few words to talk to Lindsay alone."

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" After everyone went out, Lindsay asked first.

"Don't be nervous, Lindsay," Angela laughed, "Ellie's performance is still very good, I think she can get this role, but... I want to ask, are you sure you want Elle to go this way too?" road?"

Lindsay was stunned immediately, and Angela's words immediately highlighted what she had thought before. After a long hesitation, she opened her mouth: "I don't know, Angie, I hope to protect her better, I don't I hope she always sees some... I originally planned to move out when I turned 16 this year, and Ellie can come and live with me often, but I'm afraid she will become..."

The girl made a few gestures, and a rare wry smile appeared on her face, which always liked to play grimaces.

"...Frankly speaking, I can't give you any advice." Angela shrugged helplessly after a long silence, and after thinking for a few seconds, she said again: "Well, I will give this role to Ellie, anyway It’s just a small supporting role. If Ellie likes acting, I will find a way to arrange a few unimportant supporting roles for her to hone. But you have to protect her until Ellie can make her own decision. Of course, I'll keep an eye on you too."

Lindsay didn't speak for a while, just looked at Angela like that, and after a long time, she stepped forward and hugged her, and buried her head deeply into the other's chest.

"What... what's wrong?" Angela was obviously at a loss.

"Just wanted to hold you," Lindsay said softly.

Angela laughed a little, put her hands on the girl's back and head, rubbed it lightly, and said jokingly: "To be honest, it's the first time I've seen you who are so sentimental. The lungs are completely different... ah!"

Lindsay, who was laughing, raised her head, her hands were grasping and kneading Angela's soft body: "You mean this? How could you forget."

"You bastard! Stop it!" Angela was pinched a little weakly by her, and she stepped back a few steps and leaned against the long table before stopping, blushing and about to grab Lindsay.

The girl who accepted it immediately moved away, but then smacked her lips and moved her fingers: "Frankly speaking, it feels pretty good. I'm starting to envy Jesse."

"Lindsay!" Angela roared angrily, but before she could make a move, the other party had already opened the door and fled.